All Staff Meeting and Training 2019
By Sharon Worthing At the end of each financial year, Ecosure brings together all of its scattered employees for a day of meetings and training. This year it was held […]
Ecosure to present at international conferences
Some of Ecosure’s senior scientists are busy getting ready to present at prestigious international conferences: Emily Hatfield, Senior Wildlife Biologist, will be talking about Managing human/flying-fox conflict in Australia at
Rosenberg’s goanna vs Kangaroo Island’s echidna (part two of two)
This is a continuation of a previous article (here) I was working down the west end of Kangaroo Island doing some habitat restoration work with some volunteers, when one morning
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Rosenberg’s goanna vs Kangaroo Island’s echidna (part one of two)
Although I have been involved with field research on Kangaroo Island’s short-beaked echidna subspecies (Tachyglossus aculeatus ssp. multiaculeatus) and Rosenberg’s goanna (Varanus rosenbergi) since 1996, my fascination for both species
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Ecosure helps community sustainability groups secure funding
The Community Sustainability Action grants – Round 3: Protecting Queensland’s Threatened Species will provide grants of up to $100,000 (excluding GST) to eligible recipients for on-ground projects which benefit Queensland’s
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Regional Ecosystem Mapping – an important tool in our work
One of the most important tools Ecosure uses to assess flora is the Regional Ecosystem Description Database (REDD). It was developed by the Queensland Herbarium and we use it almost
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World first wedge-tailed eagle nest relocation
In early 2019, Ecosure was hired to relocate a wedge-tailed eagle nest from a site in Queensland that was scheduled to be cleared for an industrial development. A wedge-tailed eagle nest,
Environmental Consultant Michael O’Grady returns to Townsville
Recently environmental consultant Michael O’Grady moved to Townsville to head up Ecosure’s North Queensland Office, as Regional Project Coordinator. Michael brings with him his passion for the environment, a great
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Explaining and Training in the IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the extinction risk of species, and as such is a critical indicator of the health
Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements in NSW
Ecology is now a numbers game in NSW. All threatened species and plant community types, including threatened ecological communities, have a dollar value under the new Biodiversity Offsets Scheme or