Gaby Hill and Andrew Taylor are the owners of Dundas Nature Refuge a wildlife sanctuary situated in West Dundas approximately 12kms northwest of Mount Glorious, Queensland. The property is bordered in the north and west by the D’Aguilar National Park and is located on Jinibara land. The property was declared a Nature Refuge in 2022 with a permanent covenant on title for 95% of the property. Dundas Nature Refuge is home to vulnerable flora and fauna. The owners are steadily surveying fauna and flora while conducting regeneration works and research into dry rainforest ecosystems. The owners’ conservation efforts focus on three key areas: regeneration of degraded habitats, protection of vulnerable species, and scientific research to better understand dry rainforest ecosystems. The members of Dundas Nature Refuge welcome researchers and students to conduct studies on our property. The property is also part of the Land for Wildlife program.
Dundas Nature Refuge spans 41 hectares of Nature Refuge Declared-Dry Rainforest Old Vine Thicket Habitat dominated by hoop pine with intermittent eucalypt forest dominated by spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora). Native species featured on the land include a variety of ferns, pines, lilies, figs, Eucalyptus species, quandongs, vines, sedges, native grasses, mosses and more. Explore the fungi and plant species found at Dundas Nature Refuge here Observations · iNaturalist Australia
An extensive number of wildlife is found at Dundas Nature Refuge, including threatened species such as koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), black-breasted buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) and the brush sophora (Sophora fraseri) as well as a range of amphibians, reptiles, snails, spiders, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, ants, wasps, true bugs, flies, cockroaches, termites, crickets, cicadas, lacewings and more. Specific species information can be found here Observations · iNaturalist Australia
Read more about this incredible sanctuary on their website Dundas Nature Refuge – Regeneration, Protection and Research
