Bringing back an animal from the brink of extinction takes time, resources and lots of collaboration. For over 20 years, the community and governments in SEQ have been working to … Continue reading Bringing Back the Richmond Birdwing
With no substantial rain since Easter, and groundwater reserves depleted from the absence of a wet season last summer, Pine Mountain is currently in its worst drought since 2000 (the … Continue reading Birds in the Drought
As I write this, we are in the middle of one of the worst droughts recorded. Most waterholes, creeks and dams are dry, or if not, very close, and our … Continue reading Looking after your Bird Bath
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
The Platypus is a unique and fascinating creature. It is one of two species of monotreme (egg-laying mammals) found in Australia, the other being the Short-beaked Echidna. The Platypus is … Continue reading Platypus eDNA
Australia is still revealing its sweet secrets to its new human inhabitants. Indigenous peoples have known about, valued and celebrated its sugary delights for thousands of years. In pre-sugar farming … Continue reading Lerps – One of nature’s sweet offerings
Most Land for Wildlifers in south-east Queensland (SEQ) will have had some sort of encounter with a bandicoot at one time or another. Whether it is waking to find a … Continue reading Bandicoots of SEQ
The word ‘macropod’ means ‘big foot’. However unlike the mythical Big Foot of North America, there are many places in south-east Queensland (SEQ) where you’ll have no problems seeing one … Continue reading Macropods of SEQ
South-east Queensland (SEQ) has a diverse variety of butterflies and some of the larger and colourful species like the Blue Triangle and Orchard Swallowtail are quite well known. One of … Continue reading Blue Butterflies of SEQ
In reviewing Australian Birds of Prey in Flight, I saw an opportunity to write about a commonly seen raptor in SEQ, the Pacific Baza. I chose the baza because it … Continue reading Pacific Bazas