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biodiversity conservation, In the News, National Parks, Uncategorized

12 Simple Ways to Support Biodiversity this September

Posted on by Karin Cox
September is Biodiversity Month
06
Sep

At NPAQ, we celebrate biodiversity every day of the year, but September is Biodiversity Month, and Saturday 7 September is Threatened Species Day, bringing a special focus on keeping our environments flourishing for the benefit of our species and others. Our planet teems with life – whether marine creatures, plants, animals, fungi or microorganisms – […]

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biodiversity conservation, In the News

$4.9 Million to Manage Crocodiles in Qld, with Hefty Fines for Those Who Aren’t ‘Crocwise’

Posted on by Karin Cox
Estuarine Crocodile are known to be present in waterways from Rockhampton north.
05
Sep

The Miles Government is investing $4.9 million in crocodile management this year and has introduced a raft of public safety measures to prevent people from disturbing, feeding, approaching or pursuing a crocodile, or driving a boat or vehicle within 10m of an estuarine crocodile in Queensland. Australia is home to the world’s largest reptile, the […]

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biodiversity conservation, Marine Protected Areas, National Parks, Uncategorized

Nature Positives in the Budget …

Posted on by Karin Cox
13
Jun

We all know that money doesn’t grow on trees, but it can certainly help grow and protect some. NPAQ’s CEO Chris Thomas has scoured the State Government’s newly released budget to reveal the wins for nature and national parks. Typically, conservation spending risks getting short shrift in national and state budgets, but recently we have […]

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biodiversity conservation, National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, Special Wildlife Reserves, Uncategorized

Queensland’s Second Special Wildlife Reserve is Announced

Posted on by NPAQ Admin
04
Jun

On Saturday 1 June, the Miles Government announced that Bush Heritage Australia’s 8000-ha Edgbaston Reserve, in the Lake Eyre Basin near Longreach, will soon be declared the state’s second special wildlife reserve, after the safeguarding of Pullen Pullen Reserve as a special wildlife reserve in 2020. Like national parks, special wildlife reserves receive legal protection […]

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