Wildlife Queensland has welcomed the announcement that Retail First, owner of 20 shopping centres across south-east Queensland, will ban the use of helium balloons, and calls for other retailers to follow suit.
Our Bridging the Gap appeal to reconnect and restore the north Queensland habitat of the endangered mahogany glider is seeing signs of early success, with the first happy snaps gliding in!
‘Mother Elephant’ Sharon Pincott inspired a 78-strong gathering of women (and some very brave and supportive men) as guest speaker at WPSQ’s recent Wild Women Brunch for Wildlife in honour of International Women’s Day 2017. Our MC on the day, Samantha Morris, reports on Sharon’s moving presentation.
Wildlife Queensland is excited to be celebrating women in wildlife conservation and International Women’s Day 2017 with a special brunch featuring guest speaker Sharon Pincott, internationally acclaimed wildlife warrior and author of Elephant Dawn. Get your tickets now!
Wildlife Queensland appears at the public hearing on the Stock Route Network Management Bill 2016, and awaits the recommendations of the Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee and the fate of the Bill in the house.
Had a gutful of helium-filled balloons killing our wildlife? We have too! Check out our submission on Implementing a lightweight plastic shopping bag ban in Queensland and add your voice to the campaign now!
This most intriguing and unique native animal is a difficult species to study in the wild, making citizen scientists key to learning more about the species with the help of platypusSPOT.
The Great Artesian Basin is now subject to continuing and additional pressures, with the threat of contamination from Coal Seam Gas operations among them.
As the temperatures soar this summer, why not take to the Brisbane River on Sunday 26 February or 12 March and share the sunset with these charismatic creatures who also feel the heat.
With a plastic bag free Queensland now clearly in sight, it’s time to celebrate our win and have our say on when and how the ban should be implemented by making a submission by 27 Feb!
