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By Simon Baltais Southeast Queensland is one of Australia’s biological hotspots. It is an area where the sub-tropical and temperate regions known as the McPherson/MacLeay Overlap Zone are a region of diverse landscapes from mountain rainforest to open woodland and wallum wetlands to huge sand islands, mangroves forest, seagrass meadows and … [Read more...]
WILVOS' hotline is always a good indication of how our wildlife is managing out there. We didn't need a crystal ball 10 years ago to predict what was going to happen in southeast Queensland, and we don’t need a crystal ball now to see what is ahead for our wildlife. It is depressing! This isn’t unique to southeast Queensland. I … [Read more...]
In recent months there has been a great increase in orphaned and injured animals being reported on the WILVOS hotline. It always makes me so aware of the value of this 24 hour a day, 365 days a year rescue number for distressed wildlife. It is always a challenge to find enough people to man the phone line at the end-of-year holiday period, … [Read more...]
Once again our WILVOS hotline received a call for an injured animal. This time it was a glider -- maybe a sugar glider, maybe a squirrel glider. It doesn’t really matter which one it is, gliders are fast reaching extinction on the coast and hinterland areas. Yet it is so simple to prevent the extermination of these incredible … [Read more...]
Despite the constant high ratings awarded to the Noosa River's water quality in the Healthy Waterways Reports, fish kills and deformities have brought the spotlight firmly upon local macadamia farmers. In particular, the fungicides and pesticides used on their crops. After the release of an interim report into fish kills and deformities at the … [Read more...]
I wish that we could blame the decline of our Australian native species on one major influence such as climate change, but unfortunately that is not the only problem facing our wildlife. Human impact, in many forms, have been the direct culprit from the moment humans stepped onto this beautiful country. As the population has increased over the … [Read more...]
By Valerie Lewis President of the Sunshine Coast Environment Council All over the globe, people gather in their hundreds on boats, or are taken swimming with the sole purpose of watching one of their favourite cetaceans, whales. This activity has expanded to such an extent that it is now considered to be a major eco-tourism endeavour in all … [Read more...]
Ancient artesian springs boasting arguably Australia’s most endangered fish species have been saved for future generations with the purchase of a Central Queensland property by conservation group Bush Heritage Australia. Edgbaston’s unique artesian spring network, fed by pure million-year-old spring water from the Great Artesian Basin, has … [Read more...]
As a wildlife carer I am always saddened by anything that negatively affects a country’s native animal population. Unfortunately, it’s usually our species that is the crux of the problem. I was recently appalled when watching a television program on the Galapagos Islands. To see the amount of waste created by the increased visitors to … [Read more...]
From Sophia Walter Australian Koala Foundation With fewer than 100,000 left in the wild and habitat disappearing fast, the koala is sadly an example of Australia's loosening grip on biodiversity. Protecting koala habitat today helps over 400 threatened plant and animal species already identified at risk. Preserving koala habitat … [Read more...]
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