In late March Wildlife Unlimited set up a temporary field laboratory to survey waterbugs (or aquatic macroinvertebrates) in Dolphin Lagoon and Tambo Bluff Lagoon on behalf of the fantastic Tambo Bluff Landcare group.
Aquatic macroinvertebrates are a great indicator of water quality. Run-off from surrounding areas, bank erosion, and temperature are examples of factors that influence water quality and the kinds of macro-invertebrates able to live in a waterway.
The Mallee Looper is a caterpillar belonging to a moth in the Arhodia species complex. These caterpillars are eating their way through thousands of hectares of Mallee Eucalypts.
We’ve been nervously waiting to find out how the five captive-bred Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies (BTRW) have fared after their release into the wild in July 2025. Remote camera monitoring results are in, and we've seen all five wallabies on camera since their release!
We have held our final workshops as part of the Partnerships Against Foxes program. Representatives from the community and agency staff came together to discuss ways we can approach fox control across East Gippsland
The Mallee Looper is a caterpillar belonging to a moth in the Arhodia species complex. These caterpillars are eating their way through thousands of hectares of Mallee Eucalypts.
Meanwhile, in the Mallee … Wildlife Unlimited ecologist, Fiona Murdoch is anxiously awaiting the emergence of the Mallee Bronze Azure butterflies.
In March 2025, members of the Helping Hands for Sheoak project handed out young plants to landholders and the local community at the Far East Victorian Landcare Expo.
Wildlife Unlimited has received funding from the Victorian Government to bring stakeholders together to develop innovative ways to tackle fox control in remote areas of East Gippsland.
Wildlife Unlimited is participating in the Helping Hands project and the recovery of valuable Sheoak stands on private land. Sheoaks are the main source of food for Glossy Black Cockatoo, whose habitat was severely impacted by the East Gippsland fires.
Wildlife Unlimited is delivering a major new initiative to save the Spot-tailed Quoll in East Gippsland and beyond.
The 11th annual camera monitoring survey of the Threatened southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby has just been completed by Wildlife Unlimited in East Gippsland.
