Macleay Island Art

Fragile Lives

Threatened species connected to Macleay Island, Southern Moreton Bay and the Redlands Coast.

Choose a species marker to move from the opening image into the shorebirds, bay mammals, wallum frogs and hidden fish of the region.

Australian Humpback Dolphin

Sousa sahulensis

Vulnerable NCA V · EPBC V

Australian Humpback Dolphins live year-round in Moreton Bay, favouring shallow coastal waters, estuaries and channels close to shore. Their future is tied to clean water, healthy habitat and safer boating, yet they remain vulnerable to pollution, habitat degradation, boat strike and climate change. Their presence near Macleay is a reminder that the bay is not just scenery, it is home.