Chris found that toad invasion is devastating
for goannas in southern Australia, as it is in the tropics.
Not exact matches
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So, toads ARE an ecological problem - but only
for a fairly small number of species (the big predators) and fortunately, Queensland populations of many of those species (like yellow - spotted
goannas and northern quolls) are recovering, a few decades after the toads arrived and really reduced the predator numbers.
That latter topic was also the main project
for Chris Jolly, although in his case the emphasis was on large
goannas rather than (as in Uditha's case) small fishes.
Look out
for the resident
goannas.
Travel to Flinders Chase National Park; look
for koalas in their natural habitat, perhaps spot an echidna, a
goanna and kangaroos.
Be sure to keep your eyes open
for the diverse wildlife on show too, from
goanna and emus to wedged - tailed eagle and western quoll.
Flinders Chase is internationally renowned as a sanctuary
for a host of native
goannas and more.
Then on to pristine Flinders Chase, where you may search
for koala, echidna and platypus and see the Dama wallaby and Western Grey kangaroo grazing in their natural habitat along with Cape Barren geese, the occasional
goanna and abundant bird populations.
This provides an opportunity to spot a vast range of animals including Kangaroo Island kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, short - beaked echidnas, koalas, Rosenberg's
goanna and 260 species of birds, with endangered glossy black cockatoos, hooded plovers, Cape Barren geese, scarlet robins, southern emu - wrens and caspian terns - prime species
for enthusiasts.
The combination of floodplains and wetlands, savanna woodlands, sandstone cliffs and escarpments provide sanctuary
for agile and Wilkins» rock wallabies, northern bandicoots, black and antilopine wallaroos, northern quolls, dingoes, flying - foxes, ghost bats,
goannas, frogs, pythons, and cathedral termite mounds.
It's also a haven
for wildlife including rare lizards (such as thorny devils and racehorse
goannas), and magnificent birdlife such as emus and fairy wrens.