Tag: wildlife

  • Bush fires and biodiversity

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    An Australian article published in Nature related to the 2019-20 fires found greater biodiversity loss in areas subject to frequent burning. The ABC has published a story about the findings.

  • Koala count

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    NOVEMBER is TOOWOOMBA REGION KOALA COUNT MONTH THIS SATURDAY, join like-minded KOALA LOVERS to find, observe and record WILD KOALA sightings around the Crows Nest township. We use the iNaturalist app for our koala observations – download to your mobile phone. https://www.inaturalist.org/…/toowoomba-region-koala…

  • Bunyas to Border (B2B) corridor update

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    Maree Clancy, B2B Project Coordinator, writes: Dear Friends of Escarpment Parks,       Phase 2 of the Bunyas to Border (B2B) corridor project is now underway.    B2B is a community-driven conservation project aimed at restoring the wildlife corridor from Main Range to the Bunya Mountains: an important movement pathway for wildlife and area rich in many unique and threatened…

  • Toowoomba Region Koala Habitat Project

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    The TOOWOOMBA REGION KOALA HABITAT PROJECT has just secured another unexpected supply of koala tree tubestock seedlings – possibly the last for this planting window ??? We expect further guards and stakes to be delivered from Aussie Environmental at Yandina Wednesday, 30 October. Free seedlings, stakes & guards will be available from Mt Lofty, Toowoomba on Thursday, 31 October –…

  • Join Us at the Crows Nest Koala Festival on 1st September

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    Toowoomba Region Koala Habitat Project is excited to invite you to the Crows Nest Koala Festival on Sunday, 1st September 2024, at Centenary Park, Crows Nest. This special event is a fantastic opportunity to come together as a community to celebrate and protect one of Australia’s most iconic animals—the koala. Event Details: Date: Sunday, 1st September 2024Time: 10:00…

  • The Koalas – a movie…about survival

    The Koalas – a movie…about survival

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    There will be a fundraiser screening of The Koalas at 6pm on Friday the 2nd of August at St Patricks Cathedral Conference Room, 123 Neil Street Toowoomba. Tickets are available at prices from $5 to $20 via the Eventbrite QR code in the image below. Free entry for secondary school students.

  • Koala climate corridors update

    Koala climate corridors update

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    Attached to this post is the summary of the Bunya to Border that was held on 29th June. It reports achievements from phase 1 and the discussions from the meeting.  As the project continues into phase 2, please follow Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc for further information.

  • UniSQ Animal Ethics Committee

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    UniSQ’s Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) oversees the care and use of animals in research and teaching at the University of Southern Queensland. Governed by the Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, the UniSQ AEC meets every two months, in-person or virtually to review proposed animal use activities. Expressions of…