24 February 2025 Springfield Lakes Nature Care (SLNC) has proudly supported Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch efforts for four years across Sandy, Woogaroo, and Opossum Creeks in Ipswich and Brisbane. Monitoring platypus populations Since 2021, the group has...
30 January 2025 Dr Tamielle Brunt, Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch Project Officer, is passionate about protecting platypuses and restoring their populations in Queensland’s waterways. With a PhD and many research publications under her belt, Dr Tam performs...
18 October 2024 Wildlife Queensland project officers are busy monitoring threatened species across several projects, from camera trap surveys in the Sunshine Coast to assessing the recovery of wildlife impacted by the Black Summer bushfires. 1. Camera trap surveys for...
10 September 2024 This winter, community members had the unique opportunity to explore the serene waterways of the Woogaroo Catchment while gaining insights into one of Australia’s most iconic yet elusive creatures—the platypus. As part of the Peaks to Points...
23 July 2024 Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch Community Officer, Neil Andison, continues to campaign for the ban of enclosed yabby traps (such as opera house nets) in Queensland. Neil reported that ongoing dialogue with the Greens members of Parliament has been...
23 July 2024 The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), a unique and cherished native species of Queensland, is under serious threat. The irregular and inadequate monitoring of platypus populations across the state has put this species in a precarious position. Their...
15 July 2024 What an incredible appeal we’ve had this tax time! Thank you to everybody who supported Wildlife Queensland’s EOFY 2024 Save Our Freshwater Wildlife appeal. Your contribution will help ensure Queensland’s irreplaceable freshwater ecosystems and their...
31 May 2024 Queensland’s treasured freshwater ecosystems are facing a crisis. Wildlife Queensland urgently asks for help to raise $100,000 by 30 June to protect these vital habitats and their unique wildlife. The plight of freshwater ecosystems Queensland’s...
29 April 2024 Wildlife Queensland has increased its push to ban opera house-style and funnel traps throughout Queensland. Despite past efforts to limit their use, these traps still pose a grave threat to air-breathing aquatic wildlife, resulting in avoidable deaths....
19 March 2024 Fisheries Queensland is inviting feedback from fishers and the wider community on recreational fishing reform options, including the proposed ban on opera house-style nets (enclosed yabby traps). These reform options are outlined in a discussion paper,...
22 December 2023 Wildlife Queensland project officer Hannah Thomas has been involved in several projects in South East Queensland these past few months. She has been busy gathering spotted-tailed quoll data, planting platypus habitat, creating butterfly corridors, and...
