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In our present Covid captivity, please spend some time thinking about, observing, reading about, or even writing about, the natural world. It can have a calming influence.

As the world negotiates the challenging and ever-evolving social, economic and health impacts of the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many people are contemplating what kind of economy and society they want in the post-pandemic world.

Stronger environmental laws and measures are needed to better protect and conserve our native wildlife and vital habitats. Now is the time to demand action!

A new report recommends the ambitious strategic expansion of the national park system to save our unique wildlife, while also boosting the State’s nature tourism economy.

Clean Up Australia Day is on Sunday, 1 March 2020. It’s the perfect opportunity to join with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues to remove all the rubbish accumulating in your local park, bushland, beaches and waterways before it kills our wildlife.

In 2020, WPSQ’s conservation programs will focus on enhancing and building community awareness of native wildlife, restoring vital wildlife habitat and surveying and monitoring of conservation-significant species in South Eastern Queensland.

  UPDATE: POSTPONEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS MATTER SYMPOSIUM We’ve decided to postpone the Protected Areas Matter symposium scheduled for Saturday, 14 March. We’ve made this decision out of an abundance of caution given the current uncertainty around the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. We believe that your health and safety are of primary importance. Stay tuned …

Uni of Queensland placement student Rachael Harris analyses occupancy data for nest boxes installed within urban bushland in the Forrestdale area, Logan and shares some surprising results.

This year, Wildlife Queensland’s celebration of another year in conservation will be held at the beautiful Indooroopilly Golf Club where friends and supporters of the Society will enjoy drinks and a 2-course dinner and hear how a ‘radical’ new approach may help save threatened species from climate change.

Our hearts go out to our precious wildlife affected by the bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales. Here’s how you can help.