Australian Wildlife Encounters

Name: Australian Wildlife Encounters
Address: Sunshine Coast, QLD, 4556, AU
Telephone: +61477040037
Price range: $$
Rating: 5

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Australian Wildlife Encounters

Professional Wildlife Tour guides specialising in custom tours to search for rare and unique species!

24/02/2025

Highlands Copperhead enjoying some afternoon sun, another big target we were happy to tick off on our recent tour.

21/02/2025

We’ve just wrapped up a successful reptile tour through SE Qld and down to the NSW highlands where we were able to encounter almost 70 snakes!
With Tiger Snake being one of the client’s top target species, this beautiful healthy adult was definitely the highlight of the tour. I didn’t have my camera with me for this trip, but thankfully phone cameras have come a long way 📱📸.

29/01/2025

Happy Chinese New Year! 🎉🐍
As today welcomes in the year of the snake according to the Chinese zodiac, I thought I’d share one of my favourite Chinese snake species, the 100 Flower Rat Snake (Elaphe moellendorffi).

24/01/2025

Tasmanian Devils have a special place in my heart, having dedicated a decent chunk of my career working with them to ensure their ongoing protection. Usually wild encounters with this species are a fleeting glimpse in the night, however during a recent trip to Tasmania we were lucky enough to get great views of this curious youngster active in the early morning.

20/01/2025

Even amongst Australia’s huge possum diversity, the Golden Possum is a real stand out! Although they often get referred to by their own name, they are in fact a Common Brushtail Possum with a naturally occurring colour morph appearing in certain parts of their range.

18/01/2025

A beautiful, playful interaction between a male and female platypus we were lucky enough to observe during a recent tour. Previous to this, the boy had fought and chased off another male that he had obviously deemed untrustworthy. Given we usually only have fleeting glimpses of these animals it was great to observe some natural behaviour.

17/01/2025

A roadkill Wallaby enticed an Eastern Quoll out into the open for an easy feed. While we were ecstatic to be able to observe and photograph such an instinctive behaviour, it is a good reminder to always move any roadkill off the road to ensure no other animals get hit while scavenging. Before leaving we moved the carcass off into some nearby bushes so this quoll and any others in the area could continue to feed safely.

16/01/2025

A usually shy creature, it is always a treat when we encounter an Echidna that is comfortable to continue on their journey and allow us to see their adorable face!

13/12/2024

The Nullarbor Bearded Dragon (Pogona nullarbor) was the major target of our most recent tour down to the South Coast of Australia. One of our returning clients from Canada has made it his goal to see every Pogona species in Australia and after two very successful short trips we only have one remaining.

This species was a new one for myself and I was honestly blown away by how small and defensive they were. Unlike most Pogona species that like to bluff with an open mouth but never bite, this individual would lunge and bite whenever given a chance. A really cool species!

16/11/2024

With a true argument for the best lizard species in the world, the Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) is a regular target for our clients.

Our second and final major target for our quick trip into the red centre was the Thorny Devil. This species is incredibly unique, managing to find a unique niche in a land filled with other lizard species. Unlike almost every other lizard species in Australia the Moloch does not rely on speed for hunting nor for predator avoidance. Instead this incredible lizard slowly and methodically walks its way through the desert relying solely on camouflage and its prickly armour to keep it safe. Unfortunately this method is not compatible with the avoidance of vehicles and as such seeing this species dead on the road is a regular sight.

Luckily after finding 1 road kill Moloch early on in the trip we managed to finally find a live specimen in the 11th hour just before sunset. Because of the lack of light I decided not to take any photos this time around so instead I have added a photo from a previous expedition!

15/11/2024

We are fresh back from a quick tour into Central Australia with some of our American clients. Our two main targets of the trip were some of the most sought after Reptile species our country has to offer, though neither are a sure thing. The first major target was the most venomous snake on earth, the Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus).

Despite this species fierce reputation they are yet to cause a recorded human fatality. The species shy nature, remote distribution and Australia’s brilliant health care are likely to thank for this. The Inland Taipan spends the vast majority of its life under the ground, sheltering and hunting in the soil cracks that form on the South Australian and Western Queensland ‘Moon Plain’. It’s this same shy behaviour that can make this species a difficult target to find. Searching for these Taipans can be quite mundane compared to others. Cruising slowly through the habitat whilst perched up high on the vehicle is the most efficient way of searching. We spent over 28 combined hours doing exactly this between our two vehicles before we finally reaped our reward. This young Taipan was the smallest we have ever come across but despite this both guests and guides were over the moon!

16/09/2024

One of my absolute favourite Sunshine Coast target species is the unusual Platypus!
With it’s obscure features and unique breeding habits, this iconic animal often seems like it could be impossible to see in the wild, but the Sunshine Coast is home to a number of healthy populations and it is always enjoyable to spend a morning Platypus-watching in our local creeks.

11/09/2024

Another local favourite, the iconic Koala. 🐨
Although habitat destruction has driven them to an endangered status, there are still a few places in SE Qld where you can reliably see these guys hanging out amongst the eucalypts. This sleepy girl was one of 7 we saw on a recent day tour.

09/09/2024

We have enjoyed running some local tours at home in South East Queensland these last few months. An afternoon watching Eastern Grey Kangaroos is always popular with our international clients.

18/05/2024

Bearded Dragons were the primary target for this week’s SEQ tour, with this striking P. barbata being the star of the show. Our guest had travelled all the way from Canada to see their favourite species of lizard in the wild!

10/04/2024

Can you believe that these two are the same species!!

These Doria’s Angle-headed Dragons were absolutely stunning. We found several of each of these colourful variations during our time in Borneo. These lizards were easiest to see at night whilst they slept clinging to small saplings in the rainforest.

07/04/2024

Unlike the Proboscis Monkey which took a lot of effort to film, these Silver Langur’s were much more obliging. This individual was happily feeding 2 meters from my lense, at times too close to pull focus.

05/04/2024

You can’t visit Asia without turning up a Cobra or two. This Sumatran Spitting Cobra was our second Cobra species of the trip and a welcome sight after a few slow days. This individual was actually very calm and was pretty unwilling to waste any venom on me, to which I was thankful for..

Address

Sunshine Coast, QLD
4556

Telephone

+61477040037

Website

http://www.australianwildlifeencounters.com.au/

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