domestic and wild animals in sea, land and air
Rumour has become real for Kiwi ranger Jen Schori … a pink grasshopper basking in sunlight among rocks near Lake Tekapo in New Zealand’s South Island. Spotted by a team that was surveying grasshopper numbers was a deep pink female […]
New off-leash areas for dogs and signs for recreational zones along the Beachmere foreshore, near Bribie Island, are part of efforts to protect migratory shorebirds. Council’s updated Dog Off-Leash Areas (DOLAs) and foreshore recreation zones to take effect from December
New sensors to monitor heat stress at flying fox roosts are being rolled out across Moreton Bay in Brisbane. The sensors can monitor temperature and humidity and should help council and wildlife carers manage flying fox roosts ahead of summer.
The operators of a new Moreton Bay wildlife hospital have been given a $1 per annum peppercorn lease for 10 years. The Foundation to run the hospital was leased a $3m parcel of land at Dakabin by Moreton Bay City
A Dreamworld bid to expand its operations into non-tourism sectors could be fast-tracked after the Queensland Government took charge of the approvals process. The state government has issued a call-in notice at the request of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate.
Wildlife injured by growing development have been given a better chance of recovery after the state government gave $15 million for a new wildlife hospital at Dakabin, just north of Brisbane’s CBD. The Moreton Bay Wildlife Hospital, and an education
A growing wild deer population on Tasmania is prompting the state government to want to make it easier to cull their numbers. The decision follows the latest findings of an independent aerial survey in late 2024 that ranged from the
Bangalow Koalas reckons it’s on track to plant 500,000 trees for habitat restoration work this year – if only one certain furry marsupial would stop eating them. A young koala has been caught munching on seedlings at the Eastern Forest
Shorebirds from Siberia, Alaska and China are poised to start calling Moreton Bay home in the next few weeks on their annual migration. And Moreton Bay City Council wants residents to leave them alone and leash their dogs while near
Sunbury is leading a top 10 list for the source of most kangaroo damage claims from drivers, says the RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria). The RACV says that from 2021 to June 2025, their insurance business received over 23,000
