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Cape York Birdwatching Safari: See Endemic Birds & Wild Landscapes

Cape York Birdwatching Safari: See Endemic Birds & Wild Landscapes

by Roger Smith | April 30, 2025 | Bird News, Far North Queensland

Join our expert guides on a Cape York Birdwatching adventure! Explore the Iron Range, search for Palm Cockatoos and other unique birds

Platypus : how to find one

Platypus : how to find one

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...
How To Help An Endangered Tiger Quoll

How To Help An Endangered Tiger Quoll

by Janine Duffy | June 16, 2020 | Far North Queensland, Wildlife News

An article about ecology, life history and distribution of Dasyurus maculatus, why they are declining and what to do about it.

A Rainforest Dove of Far North Queensland

A Rainforest Dove of Far North Queensland

by Janine Duffy | June 10, 2020 | Bird News, Conservation Projects, Far North Queensland

High on a mossy branch, the bird watched me bumbling about on the rainforest track below. The light in a far North Queensland tropical rainforest is both brilliant and muted. You walk in near darkness, peering into shadows, to be dazzled by a beam of pure white...
Mammals of Far North Queensland: Bizarre, Brassy & Beautiful.

Mammals of Far North Queensland: Bizarre, Brassy & Beautiful.

by Janine Duffy | June 1, 2020 | Conservation Projects, Far North Queensland, Wildlife

a list of some native mammals we are likely to see and help on a new conservation trip to far North Queensland.

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