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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VIDEO: Back from the Brink – 3-minute Film (2019 Wrap Up Special!)
Monday, 23 December 2019
by Natura Pacific
Since 2017 Natura Pacific has produced the ‘Back from the Brink’ series… This is the first venture of its kind to showcase a series of short films about South East Queensland’s most threatened plants and animals, what is happening to them, and how we can help save them from extinction. From giant orchids to hammerhead
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Cascade Tree-frog – Back from the Brink
Friday, 13 December 2019
by Natura Pacific
Cascade Tree-frog (Litoria pearsoniana) Amphibians play a crucial role as bioindicators due to their high sensitivity to environmental changes, offering valuable insights into ecosystem health (Defenders of Wildlife, 2023). The Cascade Tree-frog (Litoria pearsoniana) is a fascinating amphibian species found in the rainforest gullies and wet sclerophyll forests of north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern
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Bat Education for the Australian Curriculum
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
by Natura Pacific
Educating communities about the importance of our bat populations is becoming more important as the threats they are facing increase. Because of their importance as a keystone species in Australia’s ecosystems, and general misunderstandings within the populous, it is imperative that people are informed and well educated around Flying Foxes and Microbats so they can
Stingless Bee – Back from the Brink
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
by Natura Pacific
Stingless Bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) Pollinators play an integral role in the world’s ecosystem as they facilitate the pollination process of many of the world’s flowering plants. For example, without pollinators such as bees, agricultural crops would cease to thrive, leading to the demise of the animals that rely on them for sustenance, including us! (BBC,
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Grey-headed Flying-fox – Back from the Brink
Monday, 03 June 2019
by Natura Pacific
Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) 52 million years ago, our early mammal ancestors living on a hotter, drier planet, developed something remarkable…the power of flight! This group of mammals, the bats, have since diversified across the globe into over 1,200 species. Here in South East Queensland, they have evolved into a spectrum of sizes, shapes and
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Plunkett Mallee – Back from the Brink
Sunday, 28 April 2019
by Natura Pacific
Plunkett Mallee (Eucalyptus curtisii) Connecting Communities Native Seed Project – 2023 Update Author: Nicholas Groenenberg Since 2016, Natura Pacific has headed up an amazing project in South East Queensland to save native seeds from development areas and grow them into young plants for conservation areas. To date, over 7 million seeds of 136 species have
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