Apr 16, 2026 | Samford Eco-Corridor
The Southern Boobook is vulnerable to rodenticides (photo: Peter Storer) Australia is closer than ever to removing bird-killing rat poisons from public sale. After many years of public pressure from BirdLife Australia and other community and environment groups, the...
Apr 16, 2026 | Samford Eco-Corridor
Macka with a ‘bug dorm’ built by the team at the Samford Area Men’s Shed On 31 March, City of Moreton Bay Council Mayor, Peter Flannery, and the Qld Minister for the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Andrew Powell, launched the Samford Biological Control...
Mar 20, 2026 | Samford Eco-Corridor
Samford’s local fauna: Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) The Golden Whistler is widespread in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Norfolk and Lord Howe islands, which have their own subspecies. It occupies a wide range of habitats from eucalypt...
Mar 4, 2026 | Samford Eco-Corridor
Samford’s local fauna Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii) The Striped Marsh Frog is arguably the most common frog species in the Samford district and is found all the way down the east coast of Australia, including northern Tasmania where it is rare. The call,...
Mar 4, 2026 | Samford Eco-Corridor
Bird Survey On 18 February, our birdwatchers recorded 68 species during the monthly bird survey at the Eco-Corridor. Noteworthy sightings included a White-headed Pigeon that flew out of rainforest zone P2, juvenile Spectacled Monarchs and a White-eared Monarch along...
Feb 20, 2026 | Samford Eco-Corridor
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