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
Ceris and Mark Ash have been members with our Gold Coast Land for Wildlife program since 2003 and have protected their high-altitude property at Springbrook through a conservation covenant in … Continue reading Long-Term Monitoring Pays Off
Spot the nest box in this eucalypt forest on a sandstone ridge in the Mooloolah Valley. The eucalypt forests of SEQ are home to a variety of gliders including the … Continue reading Greater Glider Recovery Project on the Sunshine Coast
I am a year 6 student at Hills International College, Jimboomba. Last term, our class spent ten weeks researching, inquiring, investigating and finally presenting to our school community on a … Continue reading Students Help Search for Quolls
Rufous Bettongs and other macropods, like these Pretty-faced Wallabies, need patches of mown and unmown grass. This probably echoes long unburnt and recently burnt habitats that would have been present … Continue reading Grassy Groundcovers and Rufous Bettongs
I used to see one microbat that would hang upside down at night from the roof around our entertainment area outside. I would see it on and off for a … Continue reading The Value of Old Fenceposts
Over the past few months, there have been two separate sightings of the endangered Spotted-tailed Quoll in the Scenic Rim. This is very exciting news as quolls are rarely seen … Continue reading Recent Quoll Sightings in the Scenic Rim
A Pale Field Rat caught on camera. The recent good rains have resulted in a profusion of grass seeds, insects and left-over agricultural grain causing a boom of rats and … Continue reading Pale Field Rats
For the past seven years I have been slightly obsessed searching for Greater Gliders on Land for Wildlife properties throughout South East Queensland. Greater Gliders rarely make noises and they … Continue reading Using dogs and scats to find Greater Gliders
The Kholo area is blessed with several Land for Wildlife properties and vast protected areas managed by Brisbane City Council, SEQ Water and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. The environment … Continue reading Neighbours and Nestboxes