by Roger Smith | September 20, 2021 | Climate
Australian tour operator joins global Tourism Declares community In 2017 Echidna Walkabout published our Position Statement on climate titled “Act Now : Stop Climate Change”. Our headline graphic was this frightening chart: Now, on the eve of one of recent...
by Roger Smith | September 17, 2021 | Conservation Travel, Tours, Wildlife News
Australians can give back to our endangered wildlife by joining a world class tour — now at special bargain prices At last Covid’s long haul of lockdowns is coming to an end. On current estimates, by mid November Australians should be able to start travelling...
by Roger Smith | June 20, 2021 | Bird News, Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Come to the Katherine Bird Festival this September There’s lots of great reasons why you should learn birds in Katherine — and they’re not all bird related! Do you love colourful birds? The most psychedelic of them all may be Australia’s tiny Gouldian Finch (pictured...
by Roger Smith | February 15, 2021 | Coast Mountains Outback, Great Ocean Road, Maximum Wildlife, Mungo Outback Journey
See up to 7 of Australia’s 14 species of cockatoos in the Grampians (Gariwerd) More cockatoos live in Australia than anywhere else in the world and the Grampians Range (Gariwerd) is one of the best places to see them. Gariwerd is the Aboriginal name for the...
by Roger Smith | December 30, 2020 | Coast Mountains Outback, Far North Queensland, Great Ocean Road, Maximum Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
Finding platypus is not easy – here’s what to look for and where to search Platypus are mystical creatures. One may be in a river or lake near you but you won’t see it; they are shy and secretive. They don’t want to be found. They come and go...