First joeys born in unique wild koala breeding program on NSW mid-north coast

Among the tall trees of a New South Wales mid-north coast forest, conservationists are playing matchmaker in Australia’s…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/78115/

Quolls are on the environmental trajectory of the thylacine

"The spotted-tail and northern quoll are at best functionally extinct across the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and at worst they had completely disappeared from the area." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/quolls-functionally-extinct-in-large-parts-of-queensland/105122684

Population growth highlights and trends, Queensland regions, 2023 edition.(pdf) >>
https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/issues/3061/population-growth-highlights-trends-qld-regions-2023-edn.pdf

"Dog attacks in the Sunshine Coast region are up 10 per cent. Pet owners are urged to follow some fundamental steps to reduce incidents and improve safety of people and pets. A total of 382 dog attacks were reported – 166 on people and 216 on another animal." >>
https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/news/pet-owners-warned-after-rise-in-dog-attacks
#biodiversity #wildlife #quolls #conservation #sprawl #Queensland #pets #dogs #extinction #Australia

In short:
Twelve organisations have teamed up to protect endangered native species from feral cats in Queensland's Channel Country.

The project has received almost $500,000 in Commonwealth funding.

What's next?
Indigenous rangers and conservation groups are deploying cameras and recorders to monitor predator and prey populations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/thermal-tech-outback-feral-cat-native-endangered-species/105065278

And hey, did you know that feral cats don't see human land boundaries ? I'll be !

#FeralCats #Feral #Wildlife #Native #QLD #Australia #Quolls #NightParrot

#Bilbies, #bandicoots, #bettongs, and #quolls are making a comeback on these arid plains! Australia has the highest mammal extinction rate globally, but the Wild Deserts program is working hard to reverse that, with a dedicated team of scientists leading the charge. #WildlifeConservation #AustralianAnimals #Biodiversity #Extinction #australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-22/wild-deserts-program-saving-native-animals-from-extinction/104371626

Resident quolls help newcomers settle in at Mulligans Flat Sanctuary https://phys.org/news/2024-07-good-neighbors-resident-quolls-newcomers.html

Everybody needs good neighbours: movement, habitat use, and conspecific association in a reintroduced mesopredator https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-024-02884-z

"GPS tracking collars have revealed how newly reintroduced eastern #quolls are settling in at #MulligansFlat Woodland Sanctuary, with quolls who were born at the sanctuary accepting their new neighbors with open paws."

Why move species to islands? Saving #wildlife as the world changes means taking calculated risks https://theconversation.com/why-move-species-to-islands-saving-wildlife-as-the-world-changes-means-taking-calculated-risks-223446

"Many #islands are now being thought of as #conservation arks, able to provide safe havens for several threatened species at once. Dirk Hartog Island, Western #Australia’s largest, is now home to reintroduced western #quolls, #dibblers, #mulgaras and other small #mammals, as well as two translocated hare-#wallaby species."

#vicForests #Vicpol #Auspol #ExtinctionRebellion #Owls #Skinks #quolls #WombatForestCare

A temporary win.

‘[The Supreme Court Justice] said Wombat Forestcare had established "serious questions to be tried" that planned timber harvesting in the coupe would not comply with VicForests' code, in relation to surveying for endangered mountain skink and three species of forest owls….

‘Wombat Forestcare provided written expert evidence to the court last week, which said the removal of wind-thrown trees was highly likely to cause irreparable damage to native animal habitat.  

“Logs are valuable habitat components to threatened species,” the expert statement said.  

“They should not be disturbed if serious and environmental damage to these species and their environments are to be avoided.” 

When the matter returns to court on October 31, VicForests is expected to provide further evidence on why it determined it unnecessary to complete any surveys for reptiles.

Wombat Forestcare will likely provide more evidence as to why it says VicForests should survey for spotted-tail quolls. 

The 200-member community group will raise money to fund its court case, in particular to cover the cost of expert opinions, while the legal team is working pro bono.
The group has been surveying the forest since it was established in 2006.
In 2021, the Victorian government announced plans for much of the Wombat Forest to become part of a new national park, joining with Lerderderg State Park.

From: @jhaue
https://aus.social/@jhaue/111129024716634561

The #climate and #biodiversity crisis are inextricably linked.

Many Australian birds that depend on forests face extinction this century.

#Koalas, greater gliders, #wombats and #quolls are among the many animals killed by #logging.

Logging increases #bushfire risks.

Forests are irreplaceable carbon banks, but, when logged and burnt, emit megatonnes of greenhouse gases.