Balancing the bat argument – October 2017

Residents of Kingfisher Street in Albany Creek, Brisbane, have demanded that Council again disperses a local camp of flying-foxes. While we understand the potential problem of living near flying-foxes, Wildlife Queensland wishes to balance the argument with greater...

Big win for small wallaby – October 2017

Rangers and researchers are excited by a boom in bridled nailtail (BNT) wallaby numbers at Taunton National Park (Scientific) where funds raised by Wildlife Queensland have clearly been making a difference for this endangered species. At the central Queensland site...

Inspiring sister project for cousin birdwing – October 2017

As Wildlife Queensland works to bring back the Richmond birdwing butterfly in south-east Queensland, an international ‘sister project’ is giving a lifeline to the endangered Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing of Papua New Guinea, bringing together conservation and palm-oil...

Bring Back the Birdwing update – September 2017

For all those supporting and following our current appeal to save the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly by planting 500 vines essential to the survival of this vulnerable species, we have many thanks and some great news: Bring Back the Birdwing: 500 Vines is off to a flying...
Flying-foxes in decline — we’re taking action!

Flying-foxes in decline — we’re taking action!

28 September 2017 Wildlife Queensland can now confirm that flying-fox populations are in decline, and a policy for the protection and conservation of Queensland’s mainland flying-fox species (spectacled flying-fox, black flying-fox, grey-headed flying-fox, and little...

A Greater update – September 2017

An evening of spotlighting in Caboolture has yielded some unexpected results for the Queensland Glider Network’s (QGN) latest project, funded by the Society’s Greater Idea appeal. Team leaders and a gang of enthusiastic volunteers trekked to Sheep Station Creek on 14...

Wildlife Matters more than ever – September 2017

Land clearing, rising temperatures, Adani, a lack of connection with nature, and greener transport were among the issues that surfaced when Wildlife Queensland opened the climate change can of worms at its Wildlife Matters symposium in New Farm recently. Society...

Wildlife Matters a ‘no-brainer’ – August 2017

With only two weeks to go until Wildlife Queensland’s climate change symposium and fundraising dinner, celebrity guest speaker Jon Dee (co-founder of Planet Ark, managing director of environmental lobby group Do Something and founder of the National Plastic Bag...

Wildlife in a world of change – August 2017

For thousands of years, our world’s climate has been continuously and dramatically changing. Geological records indicate fluctuations in global temperatures and extreme weather patterns to be normal; however, as society advances and technology evolves, greenhouse...

An election looms – August 2017

This we know: The next state election to vote 93 members into the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland must be held before 5 May, 2018. But the question of exact timing remains a mystery, and predicting it an interesting pastime. Did the promoter of the next...

Opera house traps: the threat continues – August 2017

Opera House traps are still causing the drowning death of platypus and water rats in creeks and waterways across the country. Does current legislation governing the use of opera house traps have any impact or is it too confusing? Are the traps too affordable and...

Jon Dee on the War on Waste – July 2017

While he’s waiting in the wings to perform the role of celebrity guest speaker at the wildlife event of the year – Wildlife Matters: In a Climate of Change – we thought we’d ask Jon Dee (of DoSomething and ABC’s War on Waste) to answer a few key questions on...

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