Melaleuca Irbyana Tree Planting Day
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
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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VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Cascade Tree-frog
Saturday, 17 October 2020
For the Gold Coast hinterland, one species needing our help in mapping and understanding where it’s last populations hang on, is the Cascade Tree-frog (Litoria pearsoniana). So what is a bioblitz? Well, it is a 24 hour rapid survey of a natural area to determine the tapestry of living things that occupy that space. Take
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VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Part 12: Powerful Owl
Friday, 14 December 2018
Here it is, our long-awaited Christmas Back from the Brink special! This episode focuses on the Powerful Owl, which is Australia’s largest owl and one of our most majestic birds of prey. We join Dr Rob Clemens from BirdLife Australia who tells the story of this remarkable bird and what we can do to help
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‘Back from the Brink’ is in the News!
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
AAEE have shared our ‘Back from the Brink’ project in their latest ozEEnews… We were very proud to have an article about our video series ‘Back from the Brink’ published in the September issue of ‘ozEEnews’, the newsletter of the Australian Association for Environmental Education Inc. To find out more about this inspiring organisation take
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Threatened plants are heading back into the wild
Thursday, 10 May 2018
We are really excited this week at Natura as we move ahead to plant 225 young trees in the regenerating bushland at a new development in Upper Coomera! These little beauties are not just any old trees, but are 2 threatened tree species that are sadly now very rare in the wild – and there
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VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Part 7: The Coxen’s Fig-parrot
Friday, 20 April 2018
As a follow on from our recent blog story on this rare and elusive bird, take a look at this short video with Dr Rochelle Steven who tells us a bit about the Coxen’s Fig-parrot. More importantly, find out what you can do to help secure the future for this tiny but spectacular Australian bird. If
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VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Part 8: The Red and Yellow Mountain Frog
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
This is the first professionally produced episode of our pilot series ‘Back from the Brink’, all about the beautiful and elusive Red and Yellow Mountain Frog. We are very proud to be sharing it with you. Take a look… The ‘Back from the Brink’ series is the first of its kind to exhibit a series
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VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Part 6: Richmond Birdwing Butterfly
Friday, 20 October 2017
Join us as we visit the amazing rainforest of Tamborine Mountain to learn all about the beautiful Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondia). Nick Moore, manager of the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk, shares with us his knowledge of this vulnerable species as well as what efforts are being made to help its population recover… If you are interested
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VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Part 5: The Albert’s Lyrebird
Thursday, 24 August 2017
In this latest instalment of ‘Back from the Brink’ we meet Naturalist Jeff Eller who tells us all about the Near Threatened Albert’s Lyrebird (Menura alberti) living in the beautiful forests of Tamborine Mountain. Jeff shares his passion for this spectacular bird and what work is being done to help it survive into the future.
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Nature’s high rises – The importance of tree hollows and nest boxes
Friday, 07 April 2017
Trees support wildlife in a myriad of ways, providing valuable food, shelter and nesting opportunities. Mature trees are particularly important, and play a part in the survival of around 300 Australian reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects and mammals. Many of these depend entirely upon tree hollows for nesting and raising their young. Tree hollows form when
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