• Land for Wildlife May News
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    Land for Wildlife May News

    Land for Wildlife South-East Queensland has published its May newsletter. It is another diverse and interesting read with articles on: Plus the usual weather outlook and good news snippets.

  • Feral deer
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    Feral deer

    The Invasive Species Council has been promoting a story about feral deer on the Channel Nine program, A Current Affair. If you missed the broadcast it will be available on 9now. Australia’s fragile landscapes never evolved with the trashing, trampling, and polluting behaviours of herbivores like feral deer. The damage is relentless – and it’s…

  • Fire ant alert
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    Fire ant alert

    Fire ants have been found in Cotswold Hills. See more details below. If you are interested in attending a 2 hour workshop on detecting fire ant presence contact Susan Sheppard (secretary@fep.org.au) ASAP. Recent discussions have suggested Saturday, 30 June as a possible date but that is still to be confirmed.

  • Echidna Detective Workshops
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    Echidna Detective Workshops

    There are 3 Echidna Detectives Workshops scheduled for Toowoomba region over 30-31st May. Join Wildlife Queensland’s Dr Kate Dutton-Regester for an outdoor field workshop exploring the fascinating world of the short-beaked echidna in its natural habitat. Learn about echidna ecology and how you can contribute to long-term monitoring through the EchidnaWatch and Echidna Detectives program.…

  • Landcare workshop
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    Landcare workshop

    North East Downs Landcare is offering a workshop as follows: When: Thursday, 28 May at 9:00 am Where: Oakey Presbyterian Church, Cnr Bell St & Connelly Ln, OAKEY. Program: 9:00 PRESENTATION by Kelli Murree & Mary Butler, Science Technicians in Biological Control from DPI Charters TowersKelli & Mary will be discussing the release of Lagocheirus…