After meeting our emu dads, we’re keeping the spotlight on another remarkable father who takes the full weight of parenting – Luke the Plains-wanderer. 🐣 Like emus, female Plains-wanderers lay the eggs and then move on. From that point, it’s dad who does it all. Luke incubates the eggs for around 23 days and then raises the chicks solo until they’re old enough to fend for themselves. In this 2024 video, you’ll see Luke carefully tending to two tiny chicks under his watchful eye. But today is mo

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There's a lot of important habitat across our catchment, but this habitat on the grasslands of the Patho Plains is extra important. We're working with local landholders, Trust for Nature, National Landcare Program and Australia’s National Recovery Team for the Plains-wanderer to create and protect the right habitat for a bird of outstanding international significance. The Plains-wanderer sits alone on its own branch of the evolutionary tree – it’s one of a kind, there’s nothing else like it in t