Tools for conservation

Below you will find:

Equipment for surveys
Tools for restoring/enhancing suboptimal habitat

Isabella Paxton, DandelionCrossings

Equipment for surveys

Binoculars

There is advice here for selecting binoculars for bird-watching (which would mean they’re good for other wildlife-watching also). https://procular.com.au/choosing-binoculars-for-bird-watching-the-complete-guide/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4sjyBRC5ARIsAEHsELHSuNHHLoZYnmOqnDO2rXrD1Ato5cgnRncs3dFinrU2EWbJeNRzBK4aAgtXEALw_wcB

Cameras – hand-held

Phones and other small cameras can be useful for close-up photos of birds that aren’t shy, lizards, and of insects and other small creatures that don’t startle too easily, also for plants of all sizes, which generally don’t run or fly away!. Attachments (click here) can be bought to enhance the quality of really close-up photography

A good telephoto lens is very useful for more distance subjects. It can be a large attachment or a built-in sense with zoom capability. Some of these, such as the Nikon Coolpix series (click here), give excellent results for both closeups of a beetle on a leaf or angle sorting above. There is an setting to counter for back-lit or poorly-lit animals, increasing the exposure so you will see more details.

Cameras – motion-sensing

There is some general advice

Suppliers in SEQ include:

Traps (only to be used with appropriate permits)

https://traps.com.au/product-category/trapping/cage-traps/

Tools for restoration and enhancing suboptimal habitats

Nest boxes

Hollow Log Homes – Nes boxes for sale https://www.hollowloghomes.com Birds (including black cockatoo), microbats, gliders (including rear-entry boxes), antechinus, phascogales etc.

Book on building nest boxes for wildlife https://www.hollowloghomes.com/book

How to build a nest box for owlet nightjar http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/page/attachments/Australian%20owl-nightjar_0.pdf

How to build a nest box for southern boobook owl http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/page/attachments/Southern%20Boobook.pdf

How to build a nest box for spotted pardalote http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/page/attachments/Spotted%20Pardalote_0.pdf