Fauna

The southern cassowary is often labelled the “world’s most dangerous bird,” but this reputation obscures a deeper truth. Southern cassowary conservation is not about fear — it’s about [...]

Victoria’s Riflebird displaying © Martin Stringer   Your wildlife sightings matter more than you may realise. In fact, they could save a species from extinction. Citizen science is an [...]

In just a few years habitat restoration can make a remarkable difference to a degraded landscape. ©Martin Stringer   Changing land use remains one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and [...]

Aphid Infestation on a young plant in the Rainforest Rescue Native Nursery; Marine, Rainforest Rescue’s Native Nursery manager, preparing beneficial bugs for release.   How Rainforest [...]

Rainforest Rescue survey the future restoration project at 110 Cape Tribulation Road, disappearing into a sea of overgrown invasive Guinea grass. ©Hayden White   The severe global threat [...]

David White alongside the Solar Whisper river boat. © Cairns Post   A new year is perfect for gaining a fresh perspective. Today it’s time for sharing the Daintree River’s viewpoint, as we [...]

#CritterCorner – Meet the Spotted-tailed quoll – A Rare Marvel of the Daintree Rainforest. Deep in the rainforests of Queensland roams an elusive predator: the northern spotted-tailed [...]

How this ‘rainforest royal’ became a Daintree ambassador 👑   Two adult & two juvenile cassowaries frequenting Rainforest Rescue properties Captured on wildlife camera trap, [...]

Natural networks helping restore the Daintree   Some types of fungi are essential to plants for providing nutrient support Image credit © Martin Stringer   You may have come across the [...]

#CritterCorner – Imagine this… you’re a small insect living in a rainforest… what would you choose as your defence mechanism? How about glands behind your head that can [...]