Tag: Aroona Cattle Station

10 threatened species Queensland Trust for Nature is protecting

Unfortunately, around the world and within Australia, growing demand for housing, agricultural, industrial and coastal development is reducing habitat for wildlife. Among mammals alone, Australia is losing at least one or two species per decade and indications are that this will only accelerate as the impacts of climate change intensify. Queensland is Australia’s most biodiverse […]

Mar 15

It’s all about the little things at QTFN’s first BugCatch at Aroona

Queensland really does have some amazingly diverse native insects and invertebrates that deserve as much attention as our other famous fauna! One example is the Richmond Birdwing butterfly. Found nowhere else but south-east Queensland, the Richmond Birdwing is very picky about the vine it eats as a caterpillar. Unfortunately, it has become increasingly rare due […]