Wildlife Viewing
Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat is uniquely situated beside the World Heritage listed Wooroonooran National Park. As Rose Gums itself has 230 acres of private tropical forests, the retreat offers its guests an unforgettable bush experience. There is a unique mix of endangered wet sclerophyll and rainforest which makes for a large diversity in the plant & animal life.
Wildlife Viewing
Every morning at 8:30am view the colourful King Parrots and Rainbow Lorikeets beside reception and in the hide, the musky rat-kangaroo, the smallest and most primitive kangaroo in the world.

Wildlife
Platypus inhabit our large rainforest creeks and are often seen. This unique Australian animal lays eggs in burrows in the creek bank and also feeds the babies milk. This very unusual animal is part of the family of monotremes like the echidna.
Southern Cassowaries are often seen sauntering through our Rainforest, particularly when the rainforest fruit trees such as the quandong are dropping their fruit. Cassowaries are only found in the rainforests of north Queensland and their conservation status is “endangered”.
Another endangered animal that can be found in the rainforest areas of the Atherton Tablelands is the Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo. Although a member of the macropod family, it has developed strong forearms to grip and assist climbing. Despite its size and long kangaroo tail, it is very good at hiding itself amongst the foliage.
There are also other abundant wildlife species such butterflies and other unique insects, large pythons and other snakes, turtles in the creek. Wildlife List.