Kate Cranney

ALT Lungfish surveyed in the Mary River (Image by ABC News: Chris Gillette)

ALT A group of 19 people stand shoulder to shoulder, facing the camera, with Parliament House in the background.

ALT A young Mary River turtle. Image: Kaitlyn Houghton (DESI)

ALT 5 scientists on a riverbank weigh a fish, while a journalist records the survey. Dr Sydney Collett (BMRG), Caitlin Jones (Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee), Dr David Sternberg (BMRG), Prof Mark Kennard and Josh Whiley (GU) weighing a bagged Australian lungfish, while being recorded by Stephanie Smail (ABC Radio National). Image: Keira McGrath.

ALT Two scientists on a riverbank hold two freshwater turtles upside down, to look at the bottom of their shells. Dr Luke Carpenter-Bundhoo (Griffith University/NESP) and Dr Sydney Collett (Burnett Mary Regional Group) inspect an adult female Mary River turtle. Image: Kaitlyn Houghton (DESI)

ALT A scientists holds a large Australian Lungfish by a riverbank. Prof Mark Kennard (GU/NESP) inspecting an Australian lungfish on Obi Obi Creek. Image: Keira McGrath.

ALT 📷 Mallee emu-wren. Photo: David Cook CC-BY-NC 2.0.

ALT 📷 Eastern quoll. Photo: David Hamilton.

ALT 📷 Christmas Island flying-fox. Photo: Welbergen CC BY-SA 3.0.

ALT Associate Professor Vanessa Adams

ALT Claire Emmerson

ALT Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Kerrie Wilson

ALT Naomi Forrest

ALT Recently burnt Bunya Mountains grassy bald, red-necked wallaby and bunya tree. Photo: Richard Unwin.