Our Biggest Land Acquisition Yet! 1 in Every 5 Hectares of the Daintree Oxbow Is Now Under Conservation Protection
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 [...]
The FNQ Regional Plan 2026: Just a line on a map, or the start of a new Ecological and Economic reality?
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 [...]
The man who made Rainforest Rescue happen: A tribute to Dr Tony Parkes AO (1930–2026)
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 [...]
“A new chapter begins!” Our first Daintree Oxbow Annual Community Tree Planting
Beginning this new chapter together — 126 tree planters at 110 Cape Tribulation Road. “This is a very, very historic moment for Rainforest Rescue and for this area. This is a really [...]
The Biggest Gifts in Our History
Thousands of young trees growing in the Rainforest Rescue Native Nursery, Cow Bay. © Kate Koel/Rainforest Rescue We have some news worth celebrating. Rainforest Rescue has received a $1 [...]
‘Environmental project shelved after council knockback’
The future of the Daintree Lowlands is increasingly part of the regional conversation. In this NewsPort news article, local reporter Shaun Hollis shares opinion from Rainforest Rescue and Douglas [...]
