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Butchulla Land and Sea Rangers support Queensland Fisheries
After some wild weather caused a slow start, the Fishery Monitoring team (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) conducted their first annual roving survey on K’gari back in August 2024.
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Introductory Biosecurity Training
Ten Butchulla Land and Sea Rangers recently joined K’gari Biosecurity Officer, Seth Henaway, AJ Perkins from the NSW Threatened Species Team, Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Pathologist Dr Geoff Pegg and CSIRO specialists Tracey Steinrucken (Invasive Pathways) and Tim Vance (Aquatic Weeds) for an intensive 1-day introduction to the world of invasive weeds, pests and diseases.
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K’gari Biosecurity Strategy Development – driven by community and data
The need for biosecurity is growing in importance day by day with more threats waiting on the horizon. The recent detection of tilapia on K’gari is a new threat stacked on the 200-plus harmful species already on the island.
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Calls for action after invasive Tilapia found on K’gari
For hundreds of thousands of years, K’gari (one of Australia’s twenty World Heritage sites) has been a haven for native animals and special species of flora and fauna, but a noxious pest from Africa has found its way onto the Queensland island.
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Avian Flu H5N1: Risks for Queensland
Avian influenza is a viral disease of birds found across the globe.
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Endangered Species Find for K’gari
Is it an eel? Is it a vampire fish? No, it’s a brook lamprey!
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Freshwater Turtle Nest Relocation
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) were recently notified by a visitor to K’gari of a freshwater turtle that had nested in the middle of one of the roads, putting the eggs at risk from vehicles driving over them.
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Dingoes snagged – hook, line and sinker!
Fishing equipment is ensnaring dingoes on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) and causing serious injuries to the island’s iconic residents. The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) is receiving regular reports about dingoes being snagged by hooks and lures or becoming tangled in fishing line.
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Genetic Variation in K’gari Dingoes
Some FINIA partners will remember the dingo genetics study that was undertaken in 2021-22.
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Pest Spotters: Watch out for Platies!
Platies (Xiphophorus maculatus) are a popular aquarium fish that have become a pest in some Queensland waterways due to people deliberately (or accidentally in the case of backyard ponds) releasing them.
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