Sharp eyes hold the key to the prize in eco-hunt adventure
Identifying some of the Sunshine Coast’s insects, critters and crustaceans could hold the key to winning fantastic prizes in this year’s eco-hunt adventure.
Identifying some of the Sunshine Coast’s insects, critters and crustaceans could hold the key to winning fantastic prizes in this year’s eco-hunt adventure.
With just days to go until school holidays, families across the Coast are encouraged to come and explore the wetlands and snap pictures of as many birds, butterflies, insects, crabs and other animals living at the Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary as you can.
Eco-hunters can download the QuestaGame app, submit their sightings and receive expert feedback and points for sightings based on their rarity.
Prizes including a $100 voucher for Whites IGA in Bli Bli and a $100 voucher from Rivershore Resort will go to the highest overall score and the eco-hunter who snaps the best find in the sanctuary.
Every eco-hunter who submits three or more sightings from the will go into the draw to win a family pass for Maroochy Nature Cruises.
An exciting new category has also been created for the eco-hunter who correctly identifies the most sightings.
If you correctly identify the sightings, with the help of Questagame’s online bio-expertise tool, you will also be in the running to win a family pass with Maroochy Nature Cruises.
Last year’s inaugural competition proved popular with kids across the Sunshine Coast with hundreds of eager eco-hunters converging on the Maroochy Wetlands to snap some amazing pictures of the local wildlife and submitting 486 sightings to the Questagame app which were verified by dedicated volunteers and experts.
The sightings also contribute to mapping Australia’s biodiversity with pictures being added to CSIRO’s Atlas of Living Australia and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility records.