Home » Wildlife Management (Page 7)
Category Archives: Wildlife Management
Great Sandy Strait Shorebird Survey
The first surveys of the Great Sandy Strait (GSS) region were completed by Peter Driscoll and published in Driscoll, P.V. (1993). QWSG has continued extensive surveys of the region since February 1995, and in total (including those completed by Peter), 18 surveys have been undertaken.
(more…)
Great Sandy Strait Shorebird Course
The Great Sandy Strait (the GSS) is a Ramsar site and an internationally significant site for shorebirds. For many years, QWSG has conducted regular shorebird surveys in the GSS.
(more…)
Tiger Time
It’s eerily quiet on the island during the shutdown because of Covid-19. However, some small things keep us entertained during our isolation.
(more…)
Winged wanderers migrating north through the Great Sandy area
Butterflies are booming after drought-breaking rains with large numbers of blue butterflies observed heading north within the Great Sandy Area.
(more…)
Be Wongari Safe on K’gari
The Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation is reminding visitors to please be “Wongari (dingo) Safe” on K’gari (Fraser Island).
(more…)
Bernie Shakeshaft, Australia’s 2020 Local Hero
Over the years, K’gari has attracted some pretty special characters. One of these, Bernie Shakeshaft, who works with at-risk teenagers in Armidale to help them on the path towards employment and further education and training, has been named this year’s Australian Local Hero in the Australian of the Year Awards.
(more…)
Protecting and Restoring K’gari’s Pandanus
In record time, the introduced insect responsible for Pandanus dieback, Jamella australiae, spread across the eastern shores of Fraser Island, leaving a wake of destruction.
(more…)
Panel Session: K’gari (Fraser Island) Community, Culture and Collaboration Conference 2019
The final session at the 8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference was a Q&A forum.
(more…)
Snake-A-LIVE!!
Working and living on K’gari offers various unique opportunities for wildlife encounters.
(more…)
FINIA 