Special Wildlife Reserves – National Parks Association of Queensland

Category Archives: Special Wildlife Reserves

A New Era for Queensland

1 November 2024 NPAQ would like to welcome Queensland’s new government and new ministers with the LNP’s David Crisafulli at the helm, while also recognising that all newly appointed governments build on the foundations and legacy of previous administrations. One of the most difficult aspects of life, and of governance, is remaining flexible enough to […]

New Report Card for Queensland’s Protected Area Strategy

Daintree NP with report card overlaid

On 20 September, the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) released its annual report card on progress towards the state’s Protected Area Strategy 2020­–2030 (PAS). The third report card produced so far, it covers an extended period from 1 October 2022 to 30 June 2024, aligning it with other governmental financial year reporting. NPAQ’s […]

Queensland’s Second Special Wildlife Reserve is Announced

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 […]