Mulching day
Moving mulch is a huge yet important job A quick break for a snapshot Australia’s Wildlife Habitat. Mulching day. Well our Koala’s need fresh food and plenty of it. We grow about 3000 eucalypt trees on...
View ArticlePunky and Felix
Punky the Tiger QuollSeptember we welcomed our new arrivals which have settled in quite well, Punky and Felix. Punky and Felix are our new Tiger Quolls which where flown up from Ballarat Wildlife Park...
View ArticleAustralia’s Wildlife Habitat – home to armoured predators
Armoured Predators (Crocodiles – Facts & scary Stats) Australian Freshwater Crocodile Australian Estuarine Crocodiles *Crocodiles are reptiles *Reptiles cannot heat up their bodies from the inside...
View ArticleChristmas at Australia’s Wildlife Habitat
Ho Ho Ho and a bag full of Snakes and Crocodiles. Getting ready in Santa's workshop Well it’s nearly that time of year again ( where did 2011 go ? ) and we have joined forces with the Port Douglas...
View ArticleRocky the Waterdragon
Cairns Wildlife Dome Wildlife Supervisor – Melissa van der Boom releases Rocky back into his enclosure It is World War III for our Eastern Water Dragon males here at the Dome, with both of them...
View ArticleCape Kimberly Beach Clean-up
Cape Kimberly Beach Clean-up. Port's Popular Plastic Pickers Well life is pretty good when you hit the road to clean up a beautiful Australian beach (Cape Kimberly in the Cape Tribulation area) and 4...
View ArticleDressed to impress
Our Satin Bowerbirds here at the Cairns Wildlife Dome are desperately trying to impress the ladies. They have been building spectacular nests and putting on a great display for the females, who...
View ArticleCute caterpillar, but don’t touch
Harri (ette) the Hairy Caterpillar Peter, one of our gardeners just brought this guy in for us to have a look at. At firt I tried to take photos of him (or her) but he moved so fast it was really...
View ArticleThe world is a better place without Shark fin soup.
Shark Fins for sale Drying Shark Fins Shark Fin Soup Australian Wildlife Habitat Shark finning or cutting the fins off sharks (it kills them) is nearly a thing of the past thanks to a...
View Articlea frog went a walking
An Italian Frog came to visit We have a recycling bin here at the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, and look who we found in it this morning. I reckon he’s got a distinctly Italian leaning this one –...
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