BURNETT MARY STREAMBANK AND WETLAND RECOVERY FOR REEF WATER QUALITY The Mary and Burnett rivers are two of the five highest contributors of fine sediment to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Streambank and gully erosion from the Burnett and Mary catchments impact on the Great Sandy Strait Ramsar Site, Fraser Island World Heritage Area [...]

WHITE-THROATED SNAPPING TURTLE It may have a dangerous sounding name, but the White-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula) is in fact one of Queensland’s endangered animals. Only recognised as a separate species in 2006, this freshwater turtle is the largest of the snapping turtles, growing up to 420mm in length, and is found only in the [...]