Thank you for your support: Annual Appeal 2019

7 July 2019   A BIG thank you to our amazing members and supporters! Over 31 days, 130 of you donated to the Wildlife Queensland 2019 Annual Appeal, raising $34,067. Thank you for investing in our future. Your support makes all the difference in the impact our...

Spotted-tailed quoll project update ‒ July 2019

7 July 2019 This project is funded through a Logan City Council Envirogrant The spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus) is listed as Endangered under Commonwealth legislation, Vulnerable in Queensland (southern sub-species) and as one of Logan City...

Plastic bags begone! One year on

1 July 2019   On the first anniversary of the ban on lightweight plastic bags, we are happy to report that the ban has had a positive effect. A total of 900 million single-use plastic bags do not exist thanks to the statewide plastic bag ban, which came into...

What does the future hold for the black-throated finch?

18 June 2019   Following a draft review of Adani’s “inadequate” management plan for the black-throated finch in February 2019, there was considerable speculation that the endangered species may stop the controversial Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee...

RBCN launches new habitat corridor to save the birdwing butterfly

12 June 2019 Members of Wildlife Queensland’s Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network and Samford Eco-Corridor joined forces on Sunday, 9 June to launch a new habitat corridor project aimed at helping save the Richmond birdwing butterfly. More than 100 people...

RBCN launches new habitat corridor – speakers and presentations

Presentations at the Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network northern habitat corridor project launch kicked off at the Samford District Bowls Club, Samford Valley at 11.00am on 9  June 2019. A list of speakers and presentation topics is included below. Additional...

What does the Coalition win mean for the environment and its wildlife?

4 June 2019 As Wildlife Queensland reported on 7 May 2019 (see: news story), recent reports show Australia’s biodiversity is at breaking point. Time is ticking for the newly re-elected Coalition Government to deliver on its environmental election promises. But will...

Avoid waste in the first place!

As a result of efforts made by Wildlife Queensland and the Boomerang Alliance, we have seen some light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to recycling and plastic reductions. Environmental election promises One of the key things the Morrison Government has...

Win tickets to see 2040!

What’s your 2040 vision? Don’t miss your chance to WIN tickets to the must-see documentary of the year, 2040 by award-winning filmmaker Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film)! 2040 is in cinemas now and we have four (4) double passes up for grabs! How to enter This...

WPSQ farewells a wildlife warrior

27 May 2019   Another wildlife warrior is no longer with us.  Frank Manthey, the co-founder of the Save the Bilby Fund along with Peter McRae, died on 21 May 2019. Peter died last year. Frank dedicated the latter portion of his life to ensuring that the...

Thank you to our amazing volunteers!

26 May 2019   National Volunteer Week #NVW2019 is an annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of all the volunteers in Australia. From 20-26 May 2019, thousands of events, including breakfasts, morning/afternoon teas, luncheons, award...

Take 10 minutes to save our national parks

7 May 2019   On Monday, 6 May 2019 the findings of the United Nations report ‘Humans accelerating extinction of other species’ were reported in print media and aired across electronic media. “People are putting nature in more trouble now than at any other time in...

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