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A recent encounter with a northern quoll in the Kimberleys – a reminder of our own forgotten fauna…
I spied this northern quoll at Bell Gorge on a recent trip along the Gibb River Road in the Kimberleys, WA. Amazingly it was highly active in broad daylight. Bell Gorge is a popular swimming spot for tourists and it seems this quoll has...Revisiting the Forgotten Fauna of Fleurieu Swamps near Mt Compass – do you have any old accounts or photos to share?
The December blog post about the forgotten fauna of the Fleurieu Peninsula stimulated some great feedback from some of our newsletter subscribers with an interest in ecological change and the value of historical accounts for aiding our modern understanding of the environment. For example, Graham Carpenter kindly...Mainland forgotten fauna – the Tasmanian Devil
A few weeks ago, I came across this fascinating snippet in the Portland Observer, referencing an article from 50 years ago. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Cliff Beauglehole, he is always spoken of very highly by long-term naturalists in the region, so...A deeper dive into the history of the Spotted-tailed Quoll
Over the past couple of months of the the NGT newsletter, the Spotted-tailed Quoll has been in the spotlight. Firstly in October, we took a closer look at the recent quoll capture near Beachport, and then last month, we followed that up with some more...Some great Christmas holiday viewing on quolls and devils – but be quick!
A couple of years ago (back in Part 13 of our Forgotten Fauna series) I shared a link to a fantastic documentary on the Eastern Quoll, filmed in Tasmania by Simon Plowright. Due to the ABC’s licensing arrangements for the program, the link didn’t remain...Fascinating follow-up to last month’s Spotted-tailed Quoll story…
Last month’s article about the recent quoll capture near Beachport triggered a couple of fascinating follow-up stories that are definitely worth sharing! First of all, the story of the Spotted-tailed Quoll captured at Cobdogla, near Barmera, on the River Murray in SA in 1959, brought...A big thank you to our volunteers and supporters in 2022
Our volunteers make a huge difference to the amount and scale of work we are able to achieve here at NGT. As we work across a large geographical area of Australia, our volunteers are involved in a diverse range of tasks with us. With the...Celebrating the launch of the Wetland Field Guide at Walker Swamp
Posted on 20 Dec 2022 at 09:38h
in News, Environmental Education, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve 0 Comments
With a lot of anticipation, back in October Lisa and I met with students from Hamilton Parklands School and Good Shepherd College at Walker Swamp for a final field trip. Since the start of the year, we have been working with students to co-develop a...