Conservation

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 [...]

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 [...]

NightWings Rainforest Centre at dawn. © Martin Stringer   We have some wonderful news to share. NightWings Rainforest Centre has just received one of the strongest protections available for [...]

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 [...]

The recent Douglas Shire Council decision on the Daintree Oxbow proposal continues to resonate across the region. In this article from Cairns Local News, the outcome—and the broader implications [...]

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 [...]

The future of the Daintree Lowlands is increasingly part of the regional conversation. In this Cairns Post headline news article, local reporter Greg McLean shares perspectives from Rainforest [...]

The future of the Daintree Lowlands is now part of a broader public conversation. Following the recent Douglas Shire Council decision, Rainforest Rescue CEO Branden Barber joined presenter [...]