Using Fauna Cameras on Private Properties
Around two thirds of Australia’s natural environment is privately owned, which means landholders play a critical role in conserving biodiversity. Most of our scientific understanding of wildlife comes from research … Continue reading Using Fauna Cameras on Private Properties
Dingo: The true story of Australia’s most maligned native animal
Australia’s dingo has long been shaped by myth rather than science, and in Dingo, Roland Breckwoldt untangles the historical and ecological consequences of that mismatch. For landholders interested in conservation, … Continue reading Dingo: The true story of Australia’s most maligned native animal
Odonata for Beginners
One of the rewards of caring for a Land for Wildlife property is watching the wildlife return. First, big birds like magpies and kookaburras arrived and then as cover grew, … Continue reading Odonata for Beginners
The Value of Old Trees for Gliders
Twenty-two years ago, while looking for land, we came across a very weedy property. It had beautiful views, but lantana had formed thick walls, climbing up wattle trees and spreading … Continue reading The Value of Old Trees for Gliders
Weeds! Weeds! Weeds! A guide to staying positive and inspired
Lantana in the gully, morning glory on the edge, trad on the forest floor, paspalum creeping in and green panic all around! We wage an unrelenting war, but every time … Continue reading Weeds! Weeds! Weeds! A guide to staying positive and inspired
Tipping the Balance in Favour of Native Plants
Barb acquired 5 1/2 hectares at Christmas Creek in 2002. The property had been a gravel quarry and consisted of two bare, sloping, weedy paddocks and three dry creek beds … Continue reading Tipping the Balance in Favour of Native Plants
Coastal Carpet Pythons
Land for Wildlife member, Martin, wasn’t too surprised when he sighted a quite swollen Coastal Carpet Python (Morelia spilota subspecies mcdowelli) around his house at Anstead and assumed this was … Continue reading Coastal Carpet Pythons
Powerful Owl Project in SEQ
The Powerful Owl Project is a national program that has been running for 11 years across south-east Queensland (SEQ) and greater Sydney. The project has advanced our understanding of Powerful … Continue reading Powerful Owl Project in SEQ
Catchment Management
Since we took occupancy of our Mount Nathan property in August 2022 our daily rainfall records depict widely fluctuating conditions. There have been a number of high rainfall periods in … Continue reading Catchment Management
Wild Macadamias: Protecting Populations in the Redlands
As a child it was always a treat to see a bag of macadamias arrive in the house, knowing there would be lots of fun ahead for myself and my … Continue reading Wild Macadamias: Protecting Populations in the Redlands