Meet the latest of our inspiring #NextGenRainforestRescuers, Jenna!  When Jenna was 5 years old, she and her older sister, Summer, planted some trees at one of our rescue properties, Lot 46 Cape [...]

We continue to be blown away by the generosity and accordingly, IMPACT, that we’ve been able to make with our excellent philanthropic foundation partners by our side. The concept, creation, and [...]

Have you heard about The Cassowary Trail? If you’ve been following us for a while, you may have seen our blog back in Oct 2021 – if you missed it, you can read it here. So, [...]

Wow, mid-2022 already – and what a busy year it’s been! The team at Rainforest Rescue has been so busy with lots of regeneration, identifying properties for buyback, and the beginning [...]

The 2022 Cairns EcoFiesta at the Munro Martin Parklands was another fantastic event this year. At the Rainforest Rescue stall, I was joined by Emily and volunteers Simone, Mark, and Daisy. We had [...]

It’s official: Lot 36 Ronald Road, Daintree is safe from development. Because of you – and the many people like you who support Rainforest Rescue – we are able to increase the amount of protected [...]

Rainforest Rescue’s 2022 Canopy Awards not only showcased the diversity and splendour of the planet’s rainforest but also introduced us to a great pool of talented conservation [...]

We’re excited to be announcing the winners of the 2022 Rainforest Rescue Canopy Awards, an inaugural international rainforest photography competition,  Australian photographer Matt Palmer’s [...]

If you follow us on social media you may recall this post from last December – we put a call out asking for your votes… and as always, you went above & beyond to show your support. As a [...]

A recap of Rainforest Rescue’s 2022 Annual Community Tree Planting Day Our 2022 Tree Planting was held on 30 April at NightWings Rainforest Centre, a once decimated sugar cane field in the [...]

In addition to being a beloved father, husband, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend; not only did Rex Adams make an extraordinary contribution to the Police Force and community in his [...]

The Daily Aus in the Daintree with Rainforest Rescue Released in April, the most recent IPCC report said it’s ‘now or never’ for us to take meaningful climate action.  ‘All Climate action [...]

#NextGenRainforestRescuers, Amber & Penny, have been at it again! You may remember #NextGenRainforestRescuers, Amber & Penny, from our article back in March 2021 titled ‘The Future [...]

Rainforest Rescue’s Annual Community Tree Planting Day is scheduled for Saturday 30 April 2022, and you’re invited! When: Saturday 30 April 2022 – please ensure you arrive by 8:00 am [...]

Klorane and Rainforest Rescue to grow more trees together Rainforest Rescue’s newest Partner for Protection, Klorane, is supporting our mission to sustain Australia’s unique biodiversity by [...]

Lease secured on the former Cow Bay Airstrip and Development Application Submitted! In great news for our new nursery and for rainforest protection, we have formally secured a lease on the old [...]

To our Rainforest Rescue Community A short note to let you know that the members of the Rainforest Rescue team based in Northern Rivers are safe and well. It hasn’t been easy – truly. And [...]

As an underwater explorer, world-renowned photographer, and official Ambassador for Rainforest Rescue, Jasmine Carey’s list of achievements is no small feat. Jas was the producer of Australian [...]

With an already tumultuous start to 2022, including the disastrous floods in Northern Rivers NSW disrupting countless lives and causing tremendous amounts of damage, our hearts go out to all [...]

Teghan Collingwood is an ecologist with an absolute passion for Australian flora and fauna. Some of her past research has been involved with the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub as a [...]

#CritterCorner: The Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) are spectacular birds with a long slim curved bill and a long tail with distinctive tail-streamers. They are also spectacular hunters (did [...]

Please welcome Angela Mateo to the Rainforest Rescue team. Angela is responsible for our ethical seed collection and in charge of seed propagation at our Daintree Native Plant Nursery. What [...]

How can a rainforest be protected in a fraction of a second? With a photograph. Introducing the Rainforest Rescue Canopy Awards. ***Update: Entry deadline has been extended to Mon 04 April [...]

“Your shutter might only be open for a few seconds but your pictures could help Protect Rainforests Forever.” The Rainforest Rescue Canopy Awards creates a platform to promote the [...]

 A Rainforest Like No Other [This article originally appeared on NASA Earth Observatory’s website on 22 November 2021 and was written by Adam Voiland. View the original article here.] There [...]

As we gear up for the Holiday period it is a time of reflection. In addition, our quarterly Partners for Protection naturally gets us thinking about all our Business Partners and Foundations, [...]

Rainforest Rescue’s much-loved Ambassador, affectionately known as ‘Australia’s Humpback Whisperer’, world-renowned Darren Jew, is a 6 time Australian Professional Nature [...]

    We caught up with author Bill Wilkie to learn a wee bit more about the subject of his book, The Daintree Blockade. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, The Daintree [...]

Rainforest Rescue’s Daintree Land Manager, Justin McMahon, was featured on Australian Wildlife Education (AWE)’s Wild Chats podcast recently. Australian Wildlife Education, AWE, is a [...]

Cairns Airport’s Lucy Friend and Rainforest Rescue’s Lisa Bartlett having fun and healing nature The first of many tree plantings at Tranquility! Rainforest Rescue has kicked off an [...]

#ForestFlora – The Basket Fern (Drynaria rigidula) is an Epiphyte – a collection of fascinating plants that survive without roots in the ground and have the ability to trap nutrients [...]

You may have seen our recent #CritterCorner article about our beloved Southern Cassowaries and why they’re so important (if you missed it, you can read it here)… but have you heard [...]

Trees are the Answer – Which Equals a New Nursery   When you consider the increasingly apparent and worsening consequences of global warming and our changing climate, doing whatever we can [...]

It’s official: Lot 36 Cape Tribulation Rd is safe from development. Because of you–and the many people like you who support Rainforest Rescue–we are able to further extend the Cape Kimberley [...]

The Partners for Protection Blog is always a delight to write – it is Rainforest Rescue’s honour and privilege to bring the following vision-match businesses and organisations into our Family [...]

We recently caught up with the very talented artist, Jaimee Paul, to chat about her ‘Rewild x Rainforest Rescue’ Project, and why she felt so compelled to work with us in protecting the [...]

History in the making: Ownership of The Daintree is transferred to Traditional Owners  What a day! Yesterday, 29 September 2021, Rainforest Rescue was honoured to bear witness to one of the most [...]

When Rainforest Rescue revamped our Foundations & Trusts Program not even a year ago, we were thrilled to be re-engaging with this philanthropic engine. It had been several years since we’d [...]

Given that 26 September was World Cassowary Day, we wanted to shine the spotlight on our beloved Rainforest Gardener – the Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii). Adult Southern [...]

Cattle Country Back to Rainforest at Tranquility   When I was first introduced to the role of CEO at RR by our Chair, Madeleine Faught, we travelled the Daintree together and journeyed up [...]

Learning More About National Wattle Day 01 September is National Wattle Day. It’s a special day for all Australians around the nation because wattles – in the genus Acaci – represent [...]

Welcoming our Newest Partners for Protection We want to welcome our newest Partners for Protection. The team has been so touched by this last quarter’s support from Businesses and Foundations. We [...]

Turns out, despite being called the Common Mistfrog (Litoria rheocola), these beauties are not so common anymore – they are classified as Endangered (EN) Decreasing on the IUCN Red List. [...]

It’s official: Lot 18 Cape Kimberley Road is safe from development. YOU DID IT! Thanks to you, our community of Rainforest Rescuers & Rainforest Guardians who believe in the importance of [...]

On Sunday 13 June 2021 Munro Martin Parklands in Cairns was a buzz – a day of stellar performances, hands-on workshops, a massive eco-expo, and family fun at the Cairns Ecofiesta. [...]

[This article appeared in the 12 June 2021 edition of the Guardian and was created by Sean Davey. The original article is here.] ‘This is how it should be’: replanting the Daintree rainforest [...]

Refugia – A documentary series founded by Rainforest Rescue Ambassador, Liana Cornell. We are absolutely so honoured to be featured in Episode One of Refugia, a five part docuseries created [...]

Amber and Penny – #NextGenRainforestRescuers You may have seen our article last month titled ‘The Future is in Good Hands’ which featured some #NextGenRainforestRescuers, [...]

Check out this 2021 Tree Planting video preview by Martin Stringer. There’s quite an art to storytelling and Martin is definitely a story-teller. He did a fantastic job in capturing the [...]

#VoicesForTheRainforest: Meet the changemakers Rainforests are integral to fighting climate change. They store 30% of the earth’s CO2 emissions, provide a habitat for diverse wildlife, and supply [...]

Nature Refuge status granted in moving ceremony with Traditional Owner and Yalanji Elder, Andrew John Solomon Kurranji Bubu (Lot 46 Cape Tribulation Rd) now represents a best practice model of [...]

With this theme for 2021, sustainability awareness within the fashion industry is hitting the mark ‘Human rights and the rights of nature are interconnected and interdependent; we are part of the [...]

Trees are the Answer – 3500 reasons to be proud of your support It’s difficult to frame in words what was such a rich and remarkably satisfying experience at this year’s Annual Community [...]

Thanks to SO MANY RAINFOREST RESCUERS our goal for Phase One is complete! The new Rainforest Rescue Daintree Native Nursery has enough funds collected for us to make this dream real. We [...]

Rainforest Rescue’s 2021 Tree Planting is scheduled for Saturday 01 May at NightWings Rainforest Centre. Rainforest Rescue’s Annual Community Tree Planting Day will be held on [...]

At Rainforest Rescue we love seeing when personal donors bring the rainforest love into their workplace or business. This next Business Supporter Spotlight delves into how a tree planted in [...]

Spotlighting our Partners for Protection because Businesses can be a powerful proponent for change. Make saving rainforests your business. Well, it feels like the Rainforest Rescue Business [...]

The Future is in Good Hands – #NextGenRainforestRescuers For those of you who follow us on social media, you may have met some of these little legends already… but we’re so [...]

Would you believe us if we told you that there are Kangaroo’s that climb trees in the Daintree Rainforest? Introducing the Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo and Bennett’s Tree Kangaroo, only found [...]

I normally spend my Sunday nights resting up and getting ready for the week ahead. So it was a welcome surprise to be invited to join Suzanne Hill, host of ABC Radio’s Nightlife Program, for a [...]

The Daintree Satinash (Syzygium monospermum) is part of the Myrtaceae family and is endemic, occurring in north-east Queensland. These trees can grow up to 17m tall and have reddish-brown, smooth [...]

Spotlighting our Partners for Protection because Businesses can be a powerful proponent for change. Make saving rainforests your business. This edition of ‘Partners for Protection’ shines a light [...]

Meet Emma Tait, Rainforest Guardian and Long-Term Supporter We at Rainforest Rescue are so grateful to all our supporters and Rainforest Guardians. You make everything possible and ensure that [...]

‘Ancient Rainforests in a Modern World’ is a presentation by Dr. Robert Kooyman—Scientific Advisor to Rainforest Rescue Rainforest Rescue’s Scientific Advisor and noted [...]

Meet Claire Osman, Graphic Designer and Rainforest Rescuer In July 2019, we put a call out for Volunteer Graphic Designers. We received quite a few applications and one of the successful [...]

Rose-Crowned Fruit-Doves (Ptilinopus regina), also known as Pink Cap, Rose- or Red-crowned Fruit-Pigeon, are small, colourful rainforest birds, growing up to 24 cm in length. You can find these [...]

Time to Grow – a New Initiative for Increased Restoration in the Daintree Where to start? Let’s start in the here and now. Rainforest Rescue has embarked on a bold new project that will [...]

Please welcome Justin McMahon to the Rainforest Rescue team. Justin is responsible for all of the properties you’ve helped us rescue and he’s in charge of our restoration activities. What brought [...]

What do rainforests and sea turtles have in common? Not a lot really! But here at Rainforest Rescue, we love all things nature, so when we heard that Australian Seabird Rescue and NSW TurtleWatch [...]

We believe Trees are the Answer. We have said it before – and we will say it many, many times again – WE BELIEVE TREES ARE THE ANSWER. Alongside Rainforest Rescue’s important role in buying back [...]

It’s a sad day when you lose a friend. It’s harder when they’re one of your heroes. And it’s even harder when they’re still actively working for the environment and [...]

Northern Boundary of Eastern Portion of Lot 83 RAINFOREST RESCUE AND QTFN FURTHER LEVERAGE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DAINTREE Our partnership with Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN) is strong [...]

Spotlighting our Partners for Protection because Businesses can be a powerful proponent for change. Make saving rainforests your business. Moving on up! BioPak’s latest investment as a Platinum [...]

While the Daintree wasn’t affected by the fires, many other significant Australian forests were. The wildfires that swept through Australia in 2019 and 2020 burnt over 10 million hectares [...]

We warmly invite you to join us at our Tree Planting on Friday 18 September. Our goal for the day is to plant 2,000 rainforest seedlings at NightWings (2125 Mossman Daintree Road Wonga Qld), to [...]