Australian Wildlife Journeys
Recent posts from Australian Wildlife Journeys
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Best Wildlife Tours in South Australia: From Coast to Outback
When it comes to wildlife, South Australia is the quiet achiever that loudly delivers. From the ancient, red-dirt backbone of the Flinders Ranges to the turquoise waters of the Eyre Peninsula, the landscape shifts dramatically - and so does the wildlife. You can wake up to the call of a...
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Conserving the Tasmanian Devil on Maria Island with Ben Brown
In the early 1970s, Maria Island was declared a national park, with a bold purpose: to provide sanctuary for Tasmania's rare and endangered wildlife. "The idea was to create a safe place for rare and endangered wildlife from mainland Tasmania," explains Ben Brown, General Manager of The Maria Island Walk....
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Whale Shark vs. Shark: Busting Myths of the Gentle Giant
The skipper yells, "Go, go, go!" and the adrenaline spikes. You slide off the marlin board, mask down, expecting a rush of chaos. But the second your head breaks the surface, the world falls silent. Out of the infinite blue comes a shape so large it defies logic. It isn't...
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Fish Hotels & The Murray River: A Conservation Conversation with Tony Sharley
"Nearly 3 million snags were removed from the Murray River. That is the equivalent of taking a reef out of an ocean." The Murray River is a deceptive beauty. From the bank, watching the River Red Gums reflect in the calm, olive-green water, it appears pristine. But Tony Sharley knows...
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"The Greatest Job on Earth": A Conservation Conversation with James Boettcher
"I think it's the greatest job on earth." When James Boettcher says this, you believe him. As the founder of FNQ Nature Tours, he spends his days in the 180-million-year-old Daintree Rainforest, but his passion isn't just for wildlife - it's for connecting people to it. In a new, in-depth...