South-east Queenslanders can now better identify the region’s abundant wildlife thanks to a new edition of Queensland Museum's best-selling publication, Wildlife of Greater Brisbane and a series of specialist pocket guides.

Wildlife of Greater Brisbane is a must-have reference book for anyone interested in the wildlife of south-east Queensland.

The first edition sold more than 50,000 copies, reflecting the interest of Brisbane residents in their local environment. The new edition documents changes in Greater Brisbane’s wildlife populations and patterns.

For example, in the 12 years since the first edition, native quolls that were considered to be almost extinct are now being reported in the Greenbank area.

Written by Queensland Museum scientists and other experts, this user-friendly latest edition includes more than 1000 species, with descriptions, photographs and illustrations for easy identification of our wildlife, from backyard ants to whales.

The new edition includes short feature articles on some of the more interesting local wildlife: readers can learn how cicadas sing, find the answer to the mystery of disappearing frogs and discover the friends and foes of termites.

The new series of handy pocket guides on local snakes, raptors, ants and freshwater fish are essential additions to the Museum's wildlife guides.

The first titles to be published are Snakes of South East Queensland, Raptors of South East Queensland, Ants of Brisbane and Freshwater of the Greater Brisbane Region.

The series will continue each year with new titles being released.

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