Our Wildlife News Blog
Cockatoos of the Grampians (Gariwerd)
See up to 7 of Australia's 14 species of cockatoos in the Grampians (Gariwerd) More cockatoos live in Australia than anywhere else in the world and the Grampians Range (Gariwerd) is one of the best places to see them. Gariwerd is the Aboriginal name for the Grampians...
About Koala Mear
Mear Origin of name: Mear is named to honour the Mear balug clan of the Wathaurong/Wadawurrung tribe. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wathaurong .. Known since: We first met Mear in January 2012. .. How often seen: She was seen 7 times in 2012, 19 times in...
About Koala Waa
Waa Origin of name: Waa is the name for the Raven/Crow in Wathaurong/Wada wurrung .. Known since: He was first seen on 23 June 2020, so he must have been born around late December 2019. .. How often seen: He has been seen a lot in his first year: 14 times in 2020. .....
About Koala Balyang
Balyang Origin of name: Balyang means Bat in the Wathaurong/Wada wurrung language. The word has also been used to name the township just north of the You Yangs: Balliang. .. Known since: He first emerged around 2 July 2020. If he was 6 months old at the time, he would...
Platypus : how to find one
Finding platypus is not easy - here's what to look for and where to search Platypus are mystical creatures. One may be in a river or lake near you but you won't see it; they are shy and secretive. They don't want to be found. They come and go as they please, often...
New Australian wildlife safari links coast mountains and outback
Meet "Sandy" the Racehorse Goanna Sandy is no ordinary lizard - he's 1.6 metres long and the high speed icon for our new "Coast, Mountains, Outback" tour series. Sand Monitors are beautiful, multi-coloured lizards of the Outback. Also known as goannas in Australia,...
Tourists: Did you know you planted trees in Australia?
social enterprise wildlife tour operator Echidna Walkabout runs popular wildlife tours for small groups of international and local travellers – all tours contribute financially to wildlife by planting trees & creating habitat. In 2020, our not for profit Koala Clancy Foundation planted 9000 trees for koalas on behalf of our tourists.
Echidna Walkabout contributes to bird conservation on Global Big Day
Echidna Walkabout, Australia sighted 117 birds for NatureTrek’s fundraiser for the Global Big Day/Global Bird Weekend to help BirdLife International
The latest news & amazing facts about Koalas
Latest new science and breakthroughs on koalas. Koalas drink stemflow – rain dripping down the trunk of a tree; koalas use ladder trees to make climbing easier; male koalas vocalise partly to avoid conflicts with other males; koalas use scattered paddock trees and can walk across open country; koalas use very young trees, as little as 2-4 years old.
How Boneseed Weed Affects Koalas
by Janine Duffy Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera) is an Invasive Weed of National Significance (1) that has infested the You Yangs Regional Park, VIC since being introduced for erosion control in the 1940’s. It spread rapidly after the 1985 Lara bushfires, and...
You Yangs Koala Research Report 2018
by Janine Duffy Long-term koala Phascolarctos cinererus population research in Victoria is rare, especially in the grassy woodlands away from the coast. The You Yangs Regional Park, just west of Melbourne, is home to a koala population in a dry woodland, and has been...
Amazing & Different Facts: Humpback Whales
Amazing & Different Facts: Humpback Whales Megaptera novaeangliae – the singing, dancing superstars of Australia’s coastline. But did you know they are brave heroes, loyal to their holiday spots, and no-one knows why they migrate? Here’s five different and amazing facts about them that you won’t find anywhere else.
Delightful little fish of Ningaloo Reef
Details of some of the reef fish we see snorkelling at Ningaloo Reef Western Australia, and how we record them for conservation purposes.
How To Help An Endangered Tiger Quoll
An article about ecology, life history and distribution of Dasyurus maculatus, why they are declining and what to do about it.
A Rainforest Dove of Far North Queensland
High on a mossy branch, the bird watched me bumbling about on the rainforest track below. The light in a far North Queensland tropical rainforest is both brilliant and muted. You walk in near darkness, peering into shadows, to be dazzled by a beam of pure white...
Mammals of Far North Queensland: Bizarre, Brassy & Beautiful.
a list of some native mammals we are likely to see and help on a new conservation trip to far North Queensland.
Wild animals of the Ningaloo beaches
At first glance, the beaches of Ningaloo Western Australia look too clean. Sterile. The sand is so white you wonder if its already turned into marble. The water is the clearest turquoise glass. .. If there was an animal on that wild beach or in that water surely you’d...
The surprising wildlife of Cape Range, Ningaloo Australia.
The Cape Range, Western Australia is full of life – rock-wallabies, dingoes, emus, bowerbirds,, butcherbirds, fairywrens – which comes as a surprise when most go to Ningaloo for the sea. Help protect these special, rare and endangered animals.
Koala Tree Planting around the You Yangs, Victoria
The purpose of our community information events and this article is to get trees planted for koalas on private land - urgently. Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours and Koala Clancy Foundation are working with local community to ensure that wild koalas have a future in the...
Elderly Koala Climbs Tough Tree
Koalas climb trees every day. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy for them. Pat is an old female koala – she’s 15 years old, which would be equivalent to about 85 or 90 years for a human. She lives in the wild in the You Yangs, near Melbourne, and every day she has to...
About Koala Winjku
About female koala joey Winjku, living wild in the You Yangs near Melbourne.
Cockatoos of the Grampians (Gariwerd)
See up to 7 of Australia's 14 species of cockatoos in the Grampians (Gariwerd) More cockatoos live in Australia than anywhere else in the world and the Grampians Range (Gariwerd) is one of the best places to see them. Gariwerd is the Aboriginal name for the Grampians...
About Koala Mear
Mear Origin of name: Mear is named to honour the Mear balug clan of the Wathaurong/Wadawurrung tribe. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wathaurong .. Known since: We first met Mear in January 2012. .. How often seen: She was seen 7 times in 2012, 19 times in...
About Koala Waa
Waa Origin of name: Waa is the name for the Raven/Crow in Wathaurong/Wada wurrung .. Known since: He was first seen on 23 June 2020, so he must have been born around late December 2019. .. How often seen: He has been seen a lot in his first year: 14 times in 2020. .....
About Koala Balyang
Balyang Origin of name: Balyang means Bat in the Wathaurong/Wada wurrung language. The word has also been used to name the township just north of the You Yangs: Balliang. .. Known since: He first emerged around 2 July 2020. If he was 6 months old at the time, he would...
Platypus : how to find one
Finding platypus is not easy - here's what to look for and where to search Platypus are mystical creatures. One may be in a river or lake near you but you won't see it; they are shy and secretive. They don't want to be found. They come and go as they please, often...
New Australian wildlife safari links coast mountains and outback
Meet "Sandy" the Racehorse Goanna Sandy is no ordinary lizard - he's 1.6 metres long and the high speed icon for our new "Coast, Mountains, Outback" tour series. Sand Monitors are beautiful, multi-coloured lizards of the Outback. Also known as goannas in Australia,...
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