Nature
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‘Legally there’s a big difference’: government to ditch threatened species’ recovery plans
In March 2013, “only a National Recovery Plan” could save the Silver Perch. Or at least, that was the conclusion of Australia’s Threatened Species Scientific…
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Lucky escape for ‘disoriented’ Dugandan koala and her joey
The sight of a mother and her young child stumbling through the Dugandan Flat at mid-morning might be met with disapproving glances, given it lies…
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Why owls die in mouse plagues
An owl, according to folklore, can be a portent of impending doom. And when a Barn Owl cut a white streak through the star-filled sky…
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Chicks listen to their mothers while still in the egg, research reveals
Some zealous parents-to-be play piano to their unborn children with dreams of creating the next Mozart, or speak to the womb in foreign languages in…
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One of the South East’s most spectacular wildflowers could be set to burst into life
One of South East Queensland’s most spectacular wildflowers could be about to burst into a display not seen in decades. The Giant Spear Lily clings…
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‘Rapidly deteriorating water quality’ could wipe out Ipswich’s ‘urban’ platypus
The platypus population clinging on to Ipswich’s urban fringe is at risk of being wiped out by development fouling the water in which it lives.…
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From swooping to snakes: Expert tells Ipswich, Scenic Rim residents how to navigate Spring animals
It’s swooping and slithering season in Ipswich and the Scenic Rim, with experts saying this time of year is one to make sure we’re cautious…
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A legacy of trees: one man’s mission to leave a greener future for Boonah
If you have driven into Boonah from its southern entrance over the last 10 months you may have noticed tree saplings popping up from what…
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A pair of ‘flamingos’ in a flock of corellas
The four Little Corellas flew into the garden outside Mt Alford on Sunday afternoon. Gardener and homeowner, Liz Wieland, wasn’t surprised. Finding Little Corellas perched…
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Currumbin wildlife hospital, business as usual
The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary may be closed to the public due to the recent South East Queensland restrictions, but for the wildlife hospital on site,…
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Mass frog deaths in South East Queensland
As Winter nears its end, residents in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria have noticed shrivelled, discoloured and dead frogs. It’s impossible to know how…
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Line fishing off limits in these SEQ rivers, creeks until November
Line fishing will be banned in a number of rivers and their catchments from Sunday. The annual ban runs through to October 31 and is…
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