What does it take to bring a rainforest back to life? Sometimes, the answer begins with a single tree. But behind every seedling is something much bigger: a shared commitment to reconnect [...]

Sometimes a local story travels a very long way. For more than a decade, Rainforest Rescue has worked alongside NightWings landholder Annie Schoenberger, volunteers, supporters and partners to [...]

#CritterCorner – You could spend plenty of time exploring the rainforests of Far North Queensland without ever laying eyes on a Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa). These elusive birds can be remarkably [...]

With Thornton Peak/Wundu visible in the background, the two properties that Rainforest Rescue has acquired brings our total Oxbow protected area to 121 hectares. The new acquisitions stretch from [...]

2026 Cow Bay Beach 📷 Martin Stringer Every business has the opportunity to make a positive impact. In each edition of our Partners for Protection blog, we celebrate the businesses choosing to [...]

Our Daintree-based team recently stepped out of the rainforest and into the community, taking part in Cairns Ecofiesta and, closer to home, the Mossman NAIDOC Parade. Both events gave us the [...]

Dawn over the Daintree River and surrounding floodplain. © Martin Stringer/Rainforest Rescue; Queensland Government   The Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2026 was gazetted on 8 May. For [...]

Tony, centre right, with Branden Barber, Marine Deliens and Mark Dunphy at the Firewheel Nursery. It is with deep sadness — and gratitude and affection — that we share the news that Dr Tony [...]

#CritterCorner – Sometimes the rainforest gives itself away before you see it. A deep, resonant call drifts through the canopy. “Wompoo… wompoo…” You stop and look up, but [...]

The Daintree Rainforest — the oldest living rainforest on Earth, surviving for over 180 million years — needs more than our admiration. It needs people willing to get their boots muddy, their [...]