Australian Quoll Conservancy

30/05/2026

Australia knows koalas, kangaroos, and crocodiles… but many Australians still don’t know what a quoll is.

Quollity Breeding is a new 60-minute, broadcast-ready 2026 documentary following the secret breeding life of the endangered Spotted-tailed Quoll in the Wet Tropics rainforest — the sequel to Quolls – Fast and Furious first aired by the Nine Network.

We believe in six degrees of separation. Somewhere out there, one share, one tag, or one conversation could connect this documentary to the right broadcaster, producer, streaming platform, or decision-maker who can help bring quolls into living rooms across Australia.

Australian stories. Australian wildlife. Australian screens.

Please share and help us engage with a broadcaster to make another debut on the Spotted-tailed Quoll on Australian Television.

28/05/2026

Most Australians don’t know what a quoll is.

These extraordinary native predators quietly disappeared from much of the country before they ever became part of mainstream media, education, or tourism. Yet species like the Spotted-tailed Quoll and Northern Quoll remain some of Australia’s most remarkable and threatened native carnivores.

Quollity Breeding is the sequel to Quolls – Fast and Furious, first broadcast by the Nine Network in 2015.

Now, this 60-minute, broadcast-ready 2026 documentary reveals the secret breeding life of quolls in the Wet Tropics rainforest like never before.

We believe in the power of six degrees of separation — that one person reading this may know someone connected to an Australian television network, streaming platform, or media organisation who can help bring this important Australian wildlife story to a national audience.

Please share, tag, and help us give quolls the recognition they deserve before they disappear from Australia’s memory altogether.

Contact Producer/Director Alberto Vale through the Australian Quoll Conservancy aqc at quolls dot org dot au

28/05/2026

The Black Dingo Alliance stands for respect, protection, and understanding of one of Australia’s most misunderstood apex predators.

Dingoes are more than a symbol of the wild — they are guardians of ecological balance, deeply connected to Country, culture, and the health of our landscapes. Yet across Australia, they continue to face persecution, habitat loss, and misunderstanding.

In the Wet Tropics, black dingoes live side by side in a remarkable symbiotic balance with the tropical subspecies of the Spotted-tailed Quoll — two elusive native predators sharing the same ancient rainforest ecosystems. Their coexistence is a powerful reminder that nature thrives through balance, not fear.

The Black Dingo Alliance believes that coexistence is possible through education, conservation, and science-based management. Every dingo matters. Every ecosystem they protect matters.

Together, we can raise awareness, challenge outdated myths, and create a future where dingoes are valued as an essential part of Australia’s natural heritage.

Protect the wild. Respect the balance. Stand with the Black Dingo Alliance https://www.blackdingoalliance.org/

Please also support:
• Dingo 2030 Network
• The Australian Dingo Foundation
• Direct Rescue Support
• Animals Australia
• NQ & FNQ Dingo Protection Group

Black Dingo Alliance is a registered charity dedicated to protecting Australia's Dingo by direct rescue and raising awarness of the Dingo's plight.

28/05/2026

For decades, Australians have been told that cane toads automatically kill almost every native predator that tries to eat them.

But new observations from Far North Queensland are showing a much more complex story — and a powerful reminder that nature adapts.

Recent research published in the Australian Zoologist documented juvenile saltwater crocodiles on the Daintree River successfully hunting and eating cane toads with no ill effects observed. Researchers tracked individual young crocs after feeding events and confirmed their survival.

Even Professor Rick Shine — Australia’s leading cane toad expert — stated:

“We’re discovering there are a lot more native species out there that are capable of dealing with toads than we originally thought.”

This does NOT mean cane toads have caused no damage. Species like the Northern Quoll were devastated in many regions after toads arrived. But the old blanket claim that “cane toads kill all Australian wildlife” is no longer scientifically accurate, especially across long-exposed ecosystems in Queensland.

What we are now seeing is adaptation, behavioural learning, and even possible evolutionary resistance.

Saltwater crocodiles appear to:
🐊 Wash toxins from toads before swallowing
🐊 Tolerate low toxin exposure
🐊 Pass on successful feeding behaviour

Other native species — including rakali water rats, ibis and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area subspecies of the spotted-tailed quoll — have also learned ways to safely eat toads or developed a natural taste aversion on the same.

Nature is not static.

After nearly 90 years of cane toads in Queensland, many ecosystems are responding, adapting, and finding balance in ways researchers are only beginning to understand.

Science should now follow evidence — not outdated fear campaigns.

Hopefully, this encourages the Queensland Government to redirect taxpayer funding away from repetitive doom-driven narratives and toward balanced long-term ecological studies that recognise how native wildlife is adapting, surviving, and evolving alongside cane toads.

Conservation science works best when it reflects current evidence, not assumptions from decades ago.

Alberto Vale
President
Australian Quoll Conservancy

Threatened Species Commissioner

The incredible behaviour removes deadly toxins from its prey.

26/05/2026

The AGE Opinion: Invasive predators are being normalised while native species are being driven towards extinction, writes Nicola Barton. (Media and Communications Manager for the Invasive Species Council)

Although we at the Australian Quoll Conservancy share the same views, we would like to reinforce that the reality is that most Australians don’t know what a quoll is because these extraordinary native predators disappeared from much of the country before they ever became part of mainstream media, education, or tourism. Quolls are nocturnal, elusive, and rarely seen — unlike kangaroos or koalas — so generations have grown up without ever hearing their story.

Yet species like the Spotted-tailed Quoll and Northern Quoll are among Australia’s most remarkable native carnivores, now facing increasing threats from habitat loss, feral predators, and climate pressures.

In a special BBC documentary, David Attenborough chose the Northern Quoll as one of the top ten creatures he would take on his “ark” to save from extinction — yet most Australians still don’t know what a quoll is. If Sir David Attenborough believes one quoll species is worth saving for the planet's future, surely Australia can help save and celebrate its own native predators before they disappear from our national memory.

Quollity Breeding by WildCAM Australia® is the sequel to Quolls – Fast and Furious, first broadcast by the Nine Network in 2015, which revealed the hidden world of the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in the Wet Tropics rainforest.

Now, Quollity Breeding continues that journey as a 60-minute, broadcast-ready 2026 documentary capturing never-before-seen breeding behaviour and intimate rainforest life of one of Australia’s least-known predators.

Through the power of storytelling, this film can reconnect Australians with a species many don’t even realise still exists.

We believe in the “six degrees of separation” — that somewhere within our shared networks is the one connection to an Australian broadcaster willing to champion this documentary and help bring quolls into the national conversation.

If Australia can fall in love with meerkats and pandas, surely we can rediscover one of our own most fascinating predators before it’s too late.

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02/05/2026

A Call to Stand for Australia’s Wild Heart

Dear Friend,

Right now, one of Australia’s most remarkable native predators—the spotted-tailed quoll—is fighting a quiet battle for survival. And standing beside it is a small but deeply committed organisation: the Australian Quoll Conservancy.

What many people don’t realise is this: the Conservancy is not backed by large corporations or overflowing grants. At this very moment, it is being sustained largely through the personal funds of its own president—someone who has chosen to carry the weight of conservation not just in passion, but in personal sacrifice for 12 years.

That’s admirable. But it’s not sustainable.

Conservation should never depend on one person’s wallet. It should be powered by a community that believes in protecting what cannot speak for itself.

Quolls are more than just animals. They are vital to the balance of Australia’s ecosystems—silent guardians of biodiversity, keeping populations in check and forests healthy. Losing them would mean losing a piece of the wild identity that defines this country.

The Australian Quoll Conservancy is working to ensure that doesn’t happen. Through research, habitat protection, and education, it is building a future where quolls can thrive—not just survive.

But it cannot do it alone.

Your RECEIPTED TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation—no matter the size—directly supports:

Field research and monitoring
Habitat protection initiatives
Community awareness and education
The ongoing operation of a conservation effort that refuses to give up

More importantly, your support sends a message: that this work matters, and that those dedicating their lives to it are not alone.

This is your chance to step in where it truly counts. Not just to give—but to stand for something meaningful.

Let’s take the burden off one person’s shoulders and place it where it belongs: in the hands of a community that cares.

Please consider donating today.

Because saving a species shouldn’t come down to one person—it should come down to all of us.

With hope and determination,
Alberto Vale
President
Australian Quoll Conservancy

DONATE NOW: paypal.com/au/fundraiser/charity/3497250

25/04/2026

Recently, a male spotted-tailed quoll in New South Wales appeared to have mistaken a quiet chicken coop for an all-you-can-eat buffet. In a single, rather enthusiastic night shift, he dispatched fifteen chickens—less a crime of malice, more a case of instinct meeting opportunity with unfortunate efficiency.

The culprit was later apprehended and taken to Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital, where, to everyone’s surprise, he was found to be completely uninjured—no scratches, no bruises, and certainly no remorse. After a brief stint in custody (and perhaps a stern talking-to he didn’t understand), he was released far from the scene of his feathery misadventure, presumably to reconsider his life choices… or at least find a less controversial dinner option.

While there’s a strange, almost roguish charm to the quoll’s escapade, the loss for the farmer is very real. Fifteen chickens represent not just livestock, but time, care, and livelihood. So while nature carries on in its blunt, unapologetic way, we pause to acknowledge that behind this wild little story sits a human one too—of frustration, loss, and the delicate balance of sharing space with the untamed.

Interpretation image recreated by AI to protect the welfare of the animals involved in this rather disastrous—if darkly absurd—story, while acknowledging the very real loss experienced by the farmer.

Alberto Vale
President
Australian Quoll Conservancy

21/04/2026

Quollity Season 2026: Activate Chaos Mode !!!!!!

I’m officially ready (and possibly over-caffeinated) to kick off the 2026 Quollity Season in North Queensland.

Heading back into the deep Wet Tropics as both an Australian Quoll Conservancy citizen scientist and a broadcast-credited film producer—which is a fancy way of saying I’ll be professionally crawling through rainforest, negotiating with leeches, and donating blood to mosquitoes.

Now for the real headline…

We’ve got a legendary mum quoll who has clearly decided science is more of a suggestion than a rule. She’s cruised past the predicted 36-month lifespan and may even be pregnant in her FOURTH year. At this point, she’s not just surviving—she’s rewriting textbooks and should probably be on a University payroll.

Meanwhile, we’re gearing up for something big: collecting reliable, non-invasive saliva and hair DNA samples from multiple individuals across 4 National Parks in the Wet Tropics. All being well, this will be the first-ever long-term, comprehensive quoll DNA dataset in Far North Queensland, conducted by Citizen Scientists of the Australian Quoll Conservancy.
(No traps. No stress. Just patience, innovative non-invasive DNA collection methodologies… and me quietly begging wildlife to cooperate.)

So here’s the deal:
Assume I’ve disappeared into the rainforest like it’s the last day on Survival Show or SBS Alone Australia.

BUT, I Will Be Back, and I’ll bring unique stories, science, and, hopefully, proof that the spotted-tailed quoll is once again thriving, VS the scientific exploitation of EXTINCTION in the Wet Tropics.

Alberto Vale
President
Australian Quoll Conservancy

11/04/2026

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11/04/2026

Shamefull

A silence has fallen across one of Australia’s wildest corners—and this time, it may be permanent. The country’s only native shrew has officially been declared extinct, marking Australia’s first mammal loss in two decades. Let that sink in: twenty years without an extinction like this, and now the quiet is louder than ever.

Meet the Christmas Island shrew (*Crocidura trichura*). Tiny, elusive, and mysterious, it lived thousands of kilometers from mainland Australia on its namesake island. For generations, it was rarely seen—more ghost than creature. The last confirmed sighting was back in 1985. Then, in October 2025, the IUCN delivered the heartbreaking news: after countless surveys and zero survivors, the shrew is gone for good.

So what happened? The usual suspects: invasive species. Black rats arrived in 1900, bringing diseases and parasites the shrew had no defense against. Add habitat loss, predators, and shifting ecosystems, and the shrew didn’t stand a chance. Slowly, silently, its numbers shrank—until there was nothing left but hope. And now, not even that.

This isn’t just a sad footnote. Australia now holds a grim world record: nearly 40 mammal species have vanished since European settlement—more than any other country on Earth. Every extinction chips away at ecosystems, erases unique DNA, and pushes us closer to irreversible tipping points.

Here’s a strange, haunting fact: early naturalists often heard the Christmas Island shrew before they saw it. Its high-pitched shriek echoed through the dark like a bat’s call. But in the end, even that sound couldn’t save it from oblivion.

Let this be a wake-up call, not just a eulogy. 🌏🦔