Tag: wildlife
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Articles from HOPE
HOPE Australia (Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc) publishes a variety of interesting documents. These two recent HOPE documents may be of interest to FEP members: The articles are attached here for your convenience.
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Deforestation and land clearing
The Wilderness Society has published a report, Drivers of deforestation and land clearing in Queensland. It is available online as a downloadable PDF (embedded below). Findings:
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Toowoomba Bird Observers: May 25
Toowoomba Bird Observers May newsletter is out. Bird of the month is the Mistletoebird. Outings are set for 11 and 28/29 June. There are reports of the The May outing to the Waterbird Habitat is reported with photographs and there are other pieces about Lord How Island and the feral Muscovy duck.
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B2B Connectivity Conservation Forum
The Bunyas to Border (B2B) project is almost two years old! Supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Great Eastern Ranges, as part of their Koala Climate Corridors initiative, the B2B project works with local groups, landholders and communities to reconnect and regenerate habitat to help local wildlife like koalas have safe…
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Koala population study
Scenic Rim Regional Council has released the Scenic Rim 2024 Koala Population Study (18 MB PDF). The study was funded by the Australian Government under the Saving Koalas Fund – Community Grants Round 2 and conducted in collaboration with WildDNA and Federation University. The 56 page report is comprehensive but the extensively illustrated PDF is…
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Land for Wildlife Workshop
Toowoomba Regional Council is promoting a Land for Wildlife workshop to be held at Dingo Mountain in the Crows Nest area on Sunday, 8 June, commencing at 9:00 am. Come along to learn about the diverse vegetation types as well as the interesting flora and fauna of Dingo Mountain. The educational walk will be run…
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Regenerating forests for habitat
This recent article from The Conversation is worth reading. Summary: Regrowth of forests and woodlands in Queensland, particularly in areas with substantial regrowth, provides valuable habitat for threatened species. While some species benefit from regrowth as young as three years, others require older forests with tree hollows. Retaining regrowth, incentivised through government schemes or market-based…
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Owlet-nightjars in Duggan Park
Charles Dove has kindly offered these two photos of owlet nightjars nesting in Duggan Bushland Park.
