Scenic Rim WIldlife

08/05/2026

Relevant to all nature interpreters, not just those in tourism. In 2024 Wildlife Tourism Australia ran a very lively and productive conference focussing on quality nature interpretation (face-to-face, indoor and outdoor signage, videos, puppets, storytelling, virtual reality ...). The report of that conference plus pdfs of some of the presentations, are now available for free downloads.

Wild Tails: the Value of Story-telling and other Quality Interpretation in Wildlife Tourism Tuesday to Thursday 5-7 November 2024 This was a conference for tour guides, ecolodges, conservation managers, researchers students, wildlife parks, destination managers, NGOs and general educators Wildlife-T...

02/04/2026

Like to assist research that will in turn assist conservation management of frogs, native bees, freshwater turtles and fire-sensitive habitats? (Also crabs, but there's not many of those in the Scenic Rim!) https://theconversation.com/want-to-be-a-citizen-scientist-here-are-5-ways-to-get-involved-278096?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ7019leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEePYOiyIgltODzd973785kKZlarFYCwdAD2LwlkcSZMLpyawArylTI_cilmjg_aem_k7XLtcFZ6R7ehJBOVWnLDw

Citizen science relies on people like you. Here are five projects where science lives beyond the lab.

02/04/2026

Nice brown tree snake on our courtyard fence last night. They have only weak venom (it will kill a frog or mouse but not a human),and with backward-facing fangs and a smallish mouth you'd almost have to sick your finger down its throat to get bitten anyway. Distinctive narrow neck and yellow eyes.

12/03/2026

Red-necked wallaby, our commonest wallaby and the first Australian mammal species to have been taken live to England (but from down south, where they’re more accustomed to cold winters).

10/03/2026

Sounds like am interesting and iinfotmatibe event. I'll be in the forests of Borneo, but I hope others can enjoy it. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/voices-of-the-night-ecoacoustics-and-the-future-of-the-powerful-owl-tickets-1984351407477?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true watching orang-utans,

HYBRID workshop, Come learn about citizen science, ecoacoustic collaborations, and how you can help these magnificent birds.

07/02/2026

This girl is a mud wasp who has decided to build her nest above our courtyard toilet. They are not aggressive but we sometimes have to duck to avoid a collision as she flies in with yet more mud to add to it.

23/01/2026

Citizen scientists can make a difference

Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.

12/12/2025

Not in the Scenic Rim but not far either:

Support wildlife conservation and discover Brisbane’s flying-foxes on a family-friendly Batty Boat River Cruise.

24/11/2025

Our free half-hour wildlife webinars are finished for the year but pdf's of all of them can be downloaded here. https://scenicrim.wildlife.org.au/2025/05/31/what-to-tell-our-olympic-guests-about-our-wildlife/
The next will be on bandicoots and carnivorous marsupials, 3.00pm Monday 19 January 2026

Wildlife Queensland Branch Blog

08/11/2025

Not sure exactly what happened here, but it's possible the fire ants overpowered the echidna when it tried to feed at their nest. https://mycitylogan.com.au/dead-echidna-at-logan-village-sparks-national-fire-ant-research/?fbclid=IwY2xjawN7YShleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYQWs4YlJTUmZKbnZYSUxTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtlboZWCil3h96FuZCyd9EidnAU6n-V4Fsi8tz0rqMpONXp9lKgjMy9Wmei6_aem_jgTRFGPpPIRw_B9NZlfM1w

DISCOVERY of a dead echidna on a fire ant nest at Logan Village has prompted national investment in new research. The research, led by Kate Dutton-Regester from the University of Queensland in partnership with the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP), will investigate the impact of fire ant...