by Janine Duffy | February 12, 2019 | Wild Top End, Wildlife
You have to see a wild Dingo in Australia. The Dingo is Australia’s unique, threatened, native wolf. The Top End offers many wildlife highlights, for Aussies and for international travellers. Each night of our 6 day Wild Top End tour, over dinner, the day’s favourite...
by Janine Duffy | February 5, 2019 | Bird News, Wild Top End
A rare photographic record of the growth of a baby Rufous Owl Ninox rufa, from hatching to independence, in Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. Meeting other locals is one of the great things about running wildlife tours in remote and regional Australia. On a recce...
by Janine Duffy | February 1, 2019 | Plant news, Wild Top End
The minute we first set foot in the fascinating Top End we felt different. It was everything we loved about Australia – exaggerated. The Top End is a place of extremes. Our beloved Aussie eucalyptus trees are there, but they are deciduous. Our savannah...
by Janine Duffy | January 31, 2019 | Our Koalas
LuLu Origin of name: Her mother is KiKi, her grandmother is YuYu and we thought it just fit. Also, there’s a great children’s book called Koala Lou, which we love. Known since: LuLu first emerged from KiKi’s pouch in early September 2018, which means she would have...
by Janine Duffy | January 28, 2019 | Our Koalas
Djaki (Balit-Djak) Origin of name: Balit-djak is a Woiwurrung Aboriginal word meaning “very strong”. Since the start its been shortened to Djaki. Known since: Djaki was first seen out of the pouch on 26 July 2018. That makes his birthday around 26 January. How often...
