Our Work

Our passion is protecting endangered species for future generations to enjoy, and we do that through the provision of quality habitat.  We are currently focused on protecting six species of flora and fauna.

Fauna

  • Greater Glider 
  • Koala 
  • Grey Headed Flying Fox 
  • Swift Parrot

Flora

  • Blue gum on alluvium ecological community 
  • Meleleuca Irbyana

Queensland blue gum woodlands

We’re mad for Queensland blue gum woodlands – so quintessentially Australian. Wouldn’t it be tragic if we lost them? Well, technically they are a threatened ecological community, and we’re doing our best to restore it. 


Did you know that there is only 1.5% of the pre clearing blue gum woodland still existing today and only 56 hectares is protected in reserves?  Cherish has already replanted and protected 65 hectares with another 110 hectares underway. 


Queensland Blue Gum woodland is a biologically productive ecosystem that provides food and shelter for a wide range of animals including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, bandicoots, birds, bats, native rats and mice, reptiles and many invertebrates. 

The grassy floodplains and deep-rooted trees play a prominent role in intercepting, storing and recycling nutrients, protecting soil from erosion, reducing stream sediment loads during high intensity rainfall events and regulating ground water. 


Large mature trees also develop hollows that provide important nesting and roosting sites for a range of birds and arboreal mammals including the greater glider. 

OUR WORK

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Melaleuca irbyana

Melaleuca irbyana

Tragically, less than 10 per cent of original Melaleuca irbyana forest remains.

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koala

Koalas

Who doesn’t love a koala? We cannot imagine a world without these furry little critters, but unfortunately, they’re officially on the endangered species list. 

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grey-headed flying fox

Grey-headed flying fox

The grey-headed flying fox is the largest Australian bat, with a head and body length of 23 to 29 cm. 

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Swift parrots

Swift parrots – such a colourful, beautiful bird! Sadly, they’re also on the endangered species list.

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Greater gliders

Did you know that the greater glider is Australia’s largest gliding mammal? Sadly, Populations have declined by 80 per cent in just 20 years.

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At risk habitat

Restoring at-risk habitat

How do we restore at-risk habitat? Well, first we buy it, and then we give it a makeover, as only we can.

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Habitat Services

We’re all about restoring habitat, and we deliver our work through a three-pillar approach. 


  • Habitat Services 
  • Habitat + 
  • Threatened Animals + 



Habitat Services 


  • We will provide services that restore and protect high quality habitat forever. 
  • We will pursue new service offerings that are consistent with our objectives and that enable us to invest in our mission. 

Habitat + 


  • We will invest in the creation and long-term protection and management of additional area of threatened ecological communities. 
  • We will invest in research and development that supports the creation and management of high quality threatened ecological communities. 


Endangered Species + 



  • We will invest in applied research and development projects that support increased population enhancement of threatened species. 
  • We will support and invest in projects that enhance the population of threatened species.
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