Your donation will help support the protection of our state’s globally significant species and unique biodiversity through:
- protection, recovery and science and research-based initiatives to save our listed threatened fauna and flora species.
Please note: these donations are not tax deductible.
If you would prefer to make a tax deductible donation you may consider donating to the department’s charity partner Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife.
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Your donation will help support the implementation of the strongest koala conservation actions through:
- habitat restoration
- threat reduction
- koala monitoring and research
- koala health care, hospitalisation and rehabilitation.
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The critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat is at risk of extinction due to 95% of the population existing at one location. To give the wombat the best chance of survival, the department established two other populations at Epping Forest National Park and Richard Underwood Nature Refuge and is currently establishing a third population in Queensland.
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The Queensland waters and beaches are important habitats for several species of threatened marine turtles including the loggerhead, hawksbill and olive ridley turtles. The department is undertaking GPS satellite tracking of marine turtles to get a better understanding of their migration patterns and habitat use.
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The Nangur spiny skink population continues to decline despite management actions having been undertaken for a number of years. The department successfully established a captive breeding program for the skink and is now planning a trial release of captive animals to establish a new population.
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The department is working with partners such as Save The Bilby Fund to protect to protect and recover this endangered species. This includes predator control at key sites, predator exclusion fencing and monitoring programs to better understand where the location and condition of bilby populations in western Queensland.
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A Recovery Action Plan is in place to guide recovery work for the critically endangered Coochin Hills Grevillea. The department is working with land managers to address hybridisation and pest threats, implement appropriate fire management and investigate the propagation of the plant to supplement the wild populations.
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There are only two small populations of the critically endangered armoured mistfrog found in northern Queensland and scientists believe it could become extinct over the next 20 years without adequate management action. The department is working with university researchers, First Nations people and land managers to establish a third population and reduce threats affecting the species.
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Habitat loss and fragmentation has led to inbreeding within Richmond Birdwing Butterfly populations, reducing its long-term viability. The department is enhancing the genetic variation of wild populations by selectively mating adults from different locations in captive facilities and then releasing the progeny at suitable sites. Extensive planting of the butterfly’s lowland host vine is also helping address landscape-scale threats in South East Queensland.
