Glossy Black-cockatoo – Back from the Brink
Tuesday, 26 October 2021
by Natura Pacific
A bird beloved – the story of the Glossy Black-cockatoo There’s a bird out there that has brought people together for years. It’s called the Glossy Black-cockatoo and it’s the feature of a brand new episode in the Back from the Brink docu-series being run this year by Natura Pacific and the Glossy Black Conservancy.
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White Paper: Dr Alan Horsup – Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
by Natura Pacific
About Dr Alan Horsup Dr Alan Horsup has worked in the Threatened Species Operations Unit of the Queensland Department of Environment and Science for 30 years. His main focus has been the recovery of the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat. During his time working on this project, wombat numbers have increased five-fold and there are now two
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Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat – Back from the Brink
Monday, 18 October 2021
by Natura Pacific
Burrowing from the Brink – the story of the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat Fifty-years ago this year, a conservation miracle was coming to life deep in the heart of the Isaac Region of Central Queensland. Here, in an unassuming isolated patch of remnant sclerophyll woodland on an ancient river plain, a small band of people decided
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Australian Lungfish – Back from the Brink
Friday, 16 July 2021
by Natura Pacific
Australian Lungfish ‘Neoceratodus forsteri’ Did you know that there is a remarkable fish that is still found in a small number of Queensland’s southern rivers, and it has recently been the centre of much attention… River fish have always been, and still are, an important food source for Australians. From tens of thousands of years
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Is there anything more precious than fresh water?
Monday, 12 July 2021
by Natura Pacific
Well, the waterways that carry our freshwater through the landscape… Queensland’s waterways are incredibly precious! Our huge state has always been a dry place, but with future predicted climate scenarios, water may become even more scarce than before. Waterways throughout Queensland come in an array of sizes and forms: from small ephemeral wetlands, overland
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White Paper: Andren Richards & Sands 2021 – Southern Pink Underwing
Thursday, 28 January 2021
by Natura Pacific
READ THE FULL WHITE PAPER THE DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN PINK UNDERWING MOTH PHYLLODES IMPERIALIS SMITHERSI SANDS (LEPIDOPTERA: EREBIDAE) IN NEW SOUTH WALES Abstract. The distribution, ecology and conservation status of the Southern Pink Underwing Moth Phyllodes imperialis smithersi Sands and its larval food plant Carronia Vine Carronia multisepalea F. Muell. was investigated
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Southern Pink Underwing – Back from the Brink
Thursday, 28 January 2021
by Natura Pacific
The Australian night can be a daunting place. In our deepest darkest forest strange calls emanate from the gloom. For some of our native wildlife, living under the cover of darkness has been a saving grace enabling them to escape daytime predators. However, this does make the job of conservationists harder in knowing exactly what
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Melaleuca Irbyana Tree Planting Day
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
by Natura Pacific
On the 14th of September 2020, Natura Pacific facilitated a tree planting day in the Logan Council Area, to aid in the recovery of one of the most threatened plant species in Logan, Melaleuca irbyana or the Weeping Paperbark. The current distribution of this species is limited to only around 1,000 hectares in the Logan
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Duck-billed Platypus – Back from the Brink
Saturday, 17 October 2020
by Natura Pacific
Reversing the decline of the iconic Duck-billed Platypus in South East Queensland – ‘Back from the Brink’ kick-starts Season 3 to spread awareness on the plight of this critically important keystone species. Natura Pacific is premiering Season 3 of our ‘Back from the Brink’ documentary series with an episode on the the unique and mysterious
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Richmond Birdwing Butterfly – Back from the Brink
Monday, 23 December 2019
by Natura Pacific
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly South East Queensland’s rainforests are home to some remarkable Australian species that share distinct characteristics with the island of New Guinea to our north. Indeed, once joined across what is now the Torres Strait, this shared land-mass gave free rein for the colonisation of both sides by similar rainforest creatures, including the
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