Taking the green out of green energy? Balancing wind power growth with wildlife conservation in Queensland
22 December 2023 Wind power is an integral part of the energy mix for the global transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future. However, it could seriously affect our ecological systems and threatened species if inappropriately located and insensitively...
Flying-foxes: Guardians of biodiversity
27 September 2023 September was Biodiversity Month — a month dedicated to promoting the importance of biodiversity through awareness, conservation, and sustainable practices. Flying-foxes, also known as fruit bats, stand as the unsung biodiversity heroes....
Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar: Plight of the Platypus
Reserve your spot The Brisbane Biodiversity Seminars present guest speakers on the city’s unique plant and animal species and other environmental topics. Join us in person or online to learn about recent research and ongoing efforts to conserve one of...
Digging mammals play a key role in Queensland’s biodiversity
19 May 2023 As we approach the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2023, with the theme “Agreement to Action: Build Back Diversity”, it is important to recognise the significance of digging mammals in preserving Queensland’s rich biodiversity....
Fraser Coast Backyard Bioblitz — Summer 2023
Discover the wonderful diversity of native plants and animals in the Fraser Coast and Wide Bay region during the Summer Backyard Bioblitz on the weekend of 14-15 January 2023. This is part of a series of seasonal Backyard Bioblitzes coordinated by the Wildlife...
Connecting People, Connecting Nature conference
Book tickets on Eventbrite here Join leading local and international experts at the Connecting People, Connecting Nature conference to explore the science and practice of connectivity conservation, and how it can help meet our planetary challenges. Hosted by the Great...
Bird Bivouac – Mount Mellum
Book tickets on Eventbrite here Join Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN) for their next Citizens For Refuge Ecology (C4RE) Camp on 15-16th October to record the diversity of birds at Mount Mellum Private Nature Refuge. Come roll out your swag under a canopy of stars...
Putting the heat on fire ants in the suburbs
25 January 2022 The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), a native of Paraguay and Southern Brazil, is a highly invasive species that colonises quickly and stings en masse whenever a nest of up to 400,000 fiercely territorial ants is disturbed. The Federal...
Independent review of EPBC Act released
On 30 October 2020, the Independent Reviewer of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999, Professor Graeme Samuel AC, provided the Minister for the Environment with his Final Report. The Report was tabled in Parliament on 28...
Spotlight on: UQ intern Taylor McGregor
Since 2014, Wildlife Queensland has hosted university students from a range of educational institutions seeking placement opportunities in the environmental conservation industry. Students placed with Wildlife Queensland undertake projects in policy development,...