THE BEST TIME IS NOW TO PROTECT RAINFORESTS FOREVER.
Celebrating 25 years of your support in protecting and restoring rainforests.
Protecting and Restoring Rainforests is Climate Action
How YOU can help
PROTECT A RAINFOREST
Our ‘Protect a Rainforest’ project focuses on purchasing rainforest blocks for conservation and protecting them forever, increasing connectivity and protecting biodiversity.
PLANT A RAINFOREST
Our ‘Plant a Rainforest’ projects replant rainforest and re-establish habitat for plants and animals’ endemic to that specific ecosystem. We believe Trees Are The Answer.
PROPAGATE AND GROW
Rainforest Rescue’s native nursery in Cow Bay propagates and grows all the rainforest trees for our Daintree lowland restoration projects. It’s time to grow!
From little things, big things grow
and look how you’ve helped rainforests grow since 1999!
365,362 in Australia
33,000 Overseas
45 in Daintree, Queensland
1 in Pyengana, Tasmania
1,525,122 in the Daintree
809,400 in Tasmania
by Nature Refuge status
in Australia
Founded on
25 March 1999
110 CAPE TRIBULATION RD – A NEW ERA OF RESTORATION
110 Cape Tribulation Rd is 75 acres of former sugarcane land consisting of around 12.5 acres of naturally regenerated habitat and 62.5 acres that can be restored. Perfect for replanting a rainforest, one seedling at a time. Help us rescue, restore and protect 110 Cape Tribulation Rd.
25 YEARS PROTECTING & RESTORING RAINFORESTS
In 1999, our founders set out to protect the under-protected rainforest in Australia. What matters then still matters now. Rainforests are biodiverse, ecologically rich habitats that are important to our planet’s health. To borrow a phrase, “The better time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. The best time is now.”
2025 ANNUAL COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING DAY
Rainforest Rescue’s 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day is scheduled for Saturday 17th May 2025 and you’re invited!
This event will mark the end of an era as we plant out the final plot at NightWings Rainforest Centre.
Join us!
DONATE NOW
When you give generously, you become part of a committed team of individuals who collectively are helping to preserve some of the most biodiverse habitats and the species that live within them on this planet.
Become a Rainforest Rescuer today!
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It`s International Day Of Forests and this years theme is `Forests and Food` 💚.
Forests are pillars of global food security and nutrition, they are also the livelihoods of millions of families. They provide food and energy, support agriculture, regulate climate, conserve biodiversity, and supply freshwater to more than 85% of the worlds major cities.
We encourage you to take a little moment today and let Rainforest Rescue Ambassador Jasmine Carey be your guide though this magical rainforest: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lost-in-the-rainforest-with-jasmine-carey (link in bio) 🌴🐛🐍.
📷️: Jasmine Carey
@pxlexplorer #InternationalDayOfForests #Daintree #Rainforest #Wildlife #WildPlans #DaintreePlants #DaintreeRainforest #WildAnimals #DaintreeAnimals #Sustainability #Conservation #Biodiversity
The next generation is here, and they’re protecting and restoring rainforests 💚.
Our #NextGenRainforestRescuers are making waves in conservation -whether it’s planting trees, fundraising, or creating awareness, these future leaders are showing us the power of action 🌍.
Know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who deserves the spotlight? Share their story with us at info@rainforestrescue.org.au 💌
Help empower these change-makers by becoming a Rainforest Guardian: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 🌿
📷: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
The Daintree rainforest contains an almost complete record of the evolution of plant life on Earth and has more ancient families of flowering plants than anywhere else in the world, including the entire Amazon jungle 🌳🌿🌼.
Approximately half of the rainforest`s lowlands has been cleared since European settlement: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/history-of-development-in-the-daintree 😲.
The remaining rainforest is of exceptionally high biodiversity and conservation value: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/conservation-value-of-the-daintree 💚.
Donate today to help protect this ancient and precious rainforest: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/donate 🌴🌴.
(All links above can be found in our bio)
📷: John Benfer
#RainforestGuardian #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #AncientRainforest #ConservationValue #Daintree #Biodiversity #DaintreeLowlands #ProtectRainforest #DaintreeHistory #FNQ #FarNorthQueensland
One of the most exciting aspects of tropical rainforest restoration is the knowledge and data that comes with the resurgence of restored habitat 🤓🔎🌿.
Our team is currently working in conjunction with James Cook University to better understand rainforest plants` capability to adapt to changing climatic conditions. These insights help us improve our tree planting decision-making and effective use of donor funding for essential restoration work.
In rainforest restoration, selecting seeds from local sources has been the standard approach, based on the idea that local plants are best adapted to local conditions. However, with rapid climate change, local seeds may not always thrive as conditions shift. We`re testing an alternative approach, trying to adapt to the changing climatic conditions together with the rainforest 🌴🌳.
Learn more: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/climate-change-choosing-the-right-seeds-for-a-changing-world 👀.
#DaintreeRainforest #RainforestRestoration #Restoration #Conservation #Daintree #RainforestPlants #JamesCookUniversity #FarNorthQueensland #TropicalRainforest #DaintreeRestoration #Science #ClimateChange @jamescookuniversity
#CritterCorner: The Australian Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) is a direct descendent of the dinosaurs 🦕🌿.
Their feet and respiratory structures are similar to those of theropods and their breeding behaviour is thought to have much in common with some groups of dinosaurs.
Cassowaries are part of the ratite family, an ancient group of flightless birds which also includes the emu, ostrich, kiwi and rhea .
Learn more fascinating facts online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/cassowary-fast-facts (link in bio) 💙❤️🖤.
📷: Martin Stringer
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
🌿 Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers? 🌿
These incredible young conservation heroes are driving real change for our planet. From tree planting and fundraising to making documentaries, educating others, and being the change they want to see, they’re leading the charge in so many creative and impactful ways! 💚
Do you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who should be in the spotlight? We want to hear their story! ✨ Send us an email at info@rainforestrescue.org.au and let’s celebrate their efforts together! 💌
Want to support the next generation of changemakers? Become a Rainforest Guardian today and help us make a lasting difference: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (🔗 in bio).
📷: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
It`s World Wildlife Day 💚, a moment to recognise the importance of the world`s contributions to sustainability, conservation, and biodiversity.
One of our favourite creatures in Far North Queensland, the Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), plays a vital role in the rainforest ecosystem 🌳.
In the complex web of nature, every living being, from tiny insects to majestic mammals, has a crucial role to play. Unfortunately, this delicate balance is often disrupted. The primary threats to these rainforest pollinators include habitat loss due to development, culling (with permits issued by the QLD Government), and climate change. Recently, extreme temperatures in Far North Queensland led to a significant number of these megabats succumbing to the heat.
Rainforest Rescue is proud to partner with NightWings Rainforest Centre to protect these essential pollinators: hwww.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-spectacled-flying-fox (link in bio) 🦇🦇🦇.
📷: Jasmine Carey
#WorldWildlifeDay #SpectacledFlyingFox #DaintreeWildlife #DaintreePollinators #DaintreeAnimals #DaintreeRainforest #FlyingFoxes #Conservation #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Bats @nightwings.centre
#CritterCorner: Azure Kingfishers (Alcedo azurea) are never far from water. They are often seen inhabiting creek banks, swamps, lakes, tidal estuaries and mangroves - keep your eyes peeled 💙👀.
The Daintree is home to 18% of all bird species, all of which rely on the trees, plants, berries, nectar, water, creeks and clean air of the rainforest. We need your help to protect these magnificent birds by protecting the Daintree, now and for generations to come.
We can do this together: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📸: Martin Stringer
#DaintreeRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #Biodiversity #Conservation #Restoration #TreesAreTheAnswer #GreenerFuture #ProtectOurPlanet #NatureConservation #AzureKingfishers #DaintreeWildlife #DaintreeBirds #Wildlife #FNQ #RainforestWildlife @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia @wettropicsworldheritage @qldparks
Thanks to incredible supporters like you, we’ve already secured 110 Cape Tribulation Rd! But we still need your help to fully fund the purchase and protect this crucial piece of the Daintree 🌱💚.
The clock is ticking - 24 hours left to donate! ⏰
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio)
#RainforestConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Rainforests #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Daintree #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #Restoration #PlantARainforest #ProtectARainforest #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AustralianRainforests
"We urgently need an intervention of some kind to ensure there’s a riparian zone" says David White, founder of ecotour Solar Whisper Wildlife and Crocodile Cruises 🐊.
David believes that the river here, in the Daintree, is the gateway and the meeting place of the Great Barrier Reef and the oldest rainforest on Earth; and we’re not treating it accordingly. We need to take action that is in the best interest for First Nations people, wildlife, tourism, community, and the general public. Protecting the waterways is about surviving and thriving. For everyone!
Read more: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/beyond-the-banks-daintree-river (link in bio) 💙
📸: Noah Creek by Martin Stringer. A pristine section of the Daintree River – a reminder of how these riparian areas should look.
@solar_whisper #AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #DaintreeRiver #LoveTrees #TropicalRiver #WetTropics #FarNorthQueensland @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #GreatBarrierReef #AncientRainforest #Wildlife
Be part of something amazing - don’t wait, fundraising ends February 28!
You`ve been with us every step of the way, and together, we can make sure this land is rescued and restored for future generations 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio)
#RainforestConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Rainforests #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Daintree #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #Restoration #PlantARainforest #ProtectARainforest #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AustralianRainforests
The Daintree Rainforest holds a myriad of incredible animals 💚. One third of Australia`s 315 mammal species call the Daintree Rainforest home, 13 of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world such as Bennett’s tree-kangaroos and Spotted-tail quolls.
In fact, the Daintree is reported to house:
🟢30% of Australia’s frog, reptile, and marsupial species
🟢65% of Australia’s bat and butterfly species
🟢18% of all bird species (including our personal favourite, the Southern Cassowary)
🟢12,000 insect species
In celebration of our 25th anniversary, we want to share with you 25 rare or threatened animal species of the Daintree Rainforest.
Do you recognise them? Do you know any others you`d like to spotlight?
🎙️: `Dawn` by Martin Stringer
#DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeFauna #RainforestWild #RainforestFauna #AustralianRainforest #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #Rainforest ##FarNorthQueensland #Daintree
🚨 Urgent Call for Fresh Wildlife Food in Byron Bay 🚨
As an organisation dedicated to protecting Australia’s rainforests, we know how crucial it is to care for our native wildlife, especially in times of need. @byronbaywildlife urgently requires fresh native plant leaves, fruits, and nectar-rich flowers to support injured wildlife 🦜🐨🦘.
What’s Needed:
🌿 Koalas: A mix of at least three types of koala tree species, such as Tallowwood, Swamp Mahogany, and Red Gums
🌿 Other Wildlife: Grevilleas, Callistemon, Acacia, Lilly Pilly, Melaleuca
If you can help, please contact Annette: annette@byronbaywildlifehospital.org 💌
Byron Bay supporters, let’s come together to protect our wildlife 🙏.
#ForTheWildlife #ByronBayWildlifeHospital #WildlifeRescue #WildlifeConservation #AustralianWildlife #NativePlants #SupportNotForProfits #SaveOurWildlife #Conservation #Biodiversity
The countdown is on - fundraising ends February 28! This land is a key piece of the Daintree puzzle – let`s create a future for the rainforest, together 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚🌱
#RainforestConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Rainforests #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Daintree #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #Restoration #PlantARainforest #ProtectARainforest #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AustralianRainforests
#ForestFlora: The Southern Cassowary’s main food is rainforest fruits, and the gentle treatment of the fruits through the Cassowary’s primitive digestive system means the seeds are passed relatively unharmed and ready for germination in their own “compost heap” of dung 💩🌱!
Cassowaries are known to eat the fruit of at least 238 species of which 149 are woody trees. Rainforest fruits such as Black Palms, Finger Cherries, Davidson Plums, Cluster Figs, Silver Quandongs and Noah`s Walnuts are particular favourites 😋.
Normanbya normanbyi, also known as Black palm, is an elegant, tall and slender palm, native to Far North Queensland; the seed of which is dispersed by cassowaries ensuring the never ending supply of food for the flightless birds, and trees for the region (and humanity!).
Discover the almost complete list of the cassowary food trees online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cassowary-food-trees.pdf (link in bio) 🌳🌴🌳🌴
📷: Steven Nowakowski Panoscapes
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
The clock is ticking - fundraising ends February 28! Together, we can help the Daintree blossom and thrive. Help us grow this project and restore this land into a vibrant, biodiverse sanctuary 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 💚🌱.
#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
Come plant trees with us this Autumn 🌳🌳🌳.
The 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting is commencing on 17 May 2025; and we cannot wait to welcome you.
This event marks the end of an era as we plant out the final plot at NightWings Rainforest Centre. Join us: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting 🌱🌱🌱.
📷: Martin Stringer
#TreePlanting2025 #Daintree #RainforestRestoration #Conservation #Restoration #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #TreePlanting #TimeToGrow #DaintreeRainforest #TreesTreesTrees #LoveTrees #GrowTrees #CommunityEvent #DaintreeTrees #ConservationGoals
🌿 Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers? 🌿
These incredible young conservation heroes are driving real change for our planet. From tree planting and fundraising to making documentaries, educating others, and being the change they want to see, they’re leading the charge in so many creative and impactful ways! 💚
Do you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who should be in the spotlight? We want to hear their story! ✨ Send us an email at info@rainforestrescue.org.au and let’s celebrate their efforts together! 💌
Want to support the next generation of changemakers? Become a Rainforest Guardian today and help us make a lasting difference: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (🔗 in bio).
📷: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
While the threats of climate change, habitat fragmentation and loss, are grabbing headlines with their profound impact on biodiversity; invasive species are creeping, crawling, sprouting and blossoming their way into the native Australian environment.
Collectively, each year, invasive species cost Australia $25 billion 😲.
And, with Rainforest Rescue on the cusp of its biggest restoration project to date at 110 Cape Tribulation Road, we face a landscape strewn with well-established invasive weeds and critters.
Check out what we are up against today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/pests-in-paradise-tackling-invasive-species-in-the-daintree-rainforest (link in bio)🌿💮🐸.
#AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #InvasiveWeeds #InvasiveSpecies #AustralianNativePlants #AustralianWildlife #DaintreeWildlife #Restoration #Conservation #LandManagement #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest
The Daintree is Australia’s largest and most biodiverse rainforest, and it has existed far longer than any other rainforest on the planet. Continuously evolving and growing, living and breathing for over 180 million years, the Daintree is a unique and remarkable wonder.
Join the movement of passionate supporters committed to the protection of the Daintree: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) - together we can make an impact 💚.
📷: Martin Stringer
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
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