The North Brisbane Catchments’ area has a wide range of wildlife. That wildlife includes:
- Wallabies and kangaroos
- Koalas
- Echidnas
- Reptiles
- Platypuses
- Rakali
- Many species of birds including hawks and the iconic Black Cockatoo
Significant natural reserves include:
- Chermside Hills Reserve
- Milne Hill Reserve
- Raven Street Reserve
- Deagon Wetlands
Info on Chermside Hills Reserve, Milne Hill Reserve and Raven Street Reserve can be found at https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/parks-and-recreation/bushland-and-wetlands/find-reserves-and-forests/chermside-hills-reserves . In these reserves you can expect to encounter Swamp Wallabies and Redneck Wallabies.
Deagon Wetlands has Eastern Grey kangaroos. Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/irnUaZbJfpfoD5ki6
North Brisbane Catchments advocates for the wildlife regarding:
- Wildlife fencing
- Habitat improvement
- Public awareness and education
- Lobbying of government
iNaturalist/ALA
iNaturalist is a great way to record fauna and flora observations. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/ Importantly, observations recorded on iNaturalist flow onto the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) database https://ala.org.au/ It’s best to only record significant things such as koalas, wallabies, echidnas and such, unless there is a particular issue with a certain common species. If you are logging a sighting made by someone else then it’s important to be ethical and accurate by acknowledging that person.