Look at this new my.Wildlife and you will see a different look. Our koala logo has been updated with a brand new 21st century style that reflects our forward-looking projects and campaigns. Not just our logo is newer and sharper – our newsletter has also received a makeover in content and design. Read our brighter and better Wildlife Queensland news online here.

We’ve also got up-to-date information on the long running EchidnaWatch project – including a fun competition to provide a new logo for this valuable project. If you prefer to read rather than design – enter our competition to win a copy of a new biography of David Fleay, zoologist, writer ­– and parent.

Have you seen an echidna lately?

Wildlife Queensland’s EchidnaWatch project gathers information on the distribution and abundance of echidnas across the state – and we’d like your help.

The short-beaked echidna – one of Australia’s most widespread and well-recognised animals – is officially listed as common and not under threat. Yet little is known about the current population status of this unique and iconic animal. Join in EchidnaWatch’s work

Autumn WAM out soon

Visit Aurukun, Fraser Island and the Gulf; discover great birdwatching in Sydney, dive to 400m and help rescue a white-tailed black-cockatoo. Where? In the Autumn issue of Wildlife Australia Magazine…

Subscribe online now and get the new Autumn 2008 issue.

Boggomoss snail vs Nathan Dam

Wildlife Queensland has written to the federal Department of the Environment and Water Resources giving in-principle support to the Department’s draft plan for the recovery of the boggomoss snail, a rare mollusc whose habitat would be inundated if the mega-dam were to be built on the Dawson River.

Read the full news article. Find out more about the potential impact of the Nathan Dam in our latest newsletter

No joke!

Registration opens on 1 April 2008 for the International Turtle symposium 2009 to be held in Brisbane, the first time this important event will be held in Australia.

Registration fees are deliberately low to encourage all interest groups to attend. The symposium organisers are also calling for expressions of interest from people who would like to be symposium volunteers.

Register now.

Animals First: book news and competition

David Fleay, co-founder of WPSQ, laid claim to significant animal firsts and lasts: he bred the first platypus in captivity and filmed the last thylacine. Rosemary Fleay-Thomson has produced a major biography of her father David Fleay as parent, scientist and pioneer conservationist.

Win a copy of Rosemary Fleay-Thomson’s new book: Animals First. Enter online by 5pm 30 April and you might be the lucky winner of a copy of this significant book, kindly donated to WPSQ by the author. The winner will be the first correct answer randomly selected on 1 May.

EchidnaWatch logo competition

Can you help Wildlife Queensland design an EchidnaWatch logo that suits this Australian icon: unmistakable, easy to identify and fun to have around? Sketch a logo and email us your idea and your contact details – you could see your design up on the web! Every entry received before 30 April 2008 goes in the draw to win a BBC natural history DVD.

Say no to North Bank

Wildlife Queensland is supporting the National Trust of Queensland in its opposition to the proposed North Bank development. This controversial project proposes to narrow the Brisbane River by 1/3 by creating a high-rise commercial development on a concrete platform over the river in the heart of Brisbane's last remaining cultural heritage precinct.

Read the summary of Wildlife Queensland's submission on the North Bank proposal from 2007.

For your diary

QM/EPA talks program double bill. ‘Just a walk in the park: A century of National Parks in Queensland’ and ‘Fantastic flies: Learn about Australia’s 10,000+ fascinating flies’ at Queensland Museum South Bank 2 April, lunchtime.

Moreton Island camping. Anyone can join Brisbane branch members on a weekend exploration of Moreton Island. Activities include bush walking, 4WD tours, swimming in the lagoon and beaches, sand tobogganing, turtle watching and BBQ night. Friday 11–Sunday 13 April

THECA forum. Explore the impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of south-east Queensland 12 April

EIANZ Climate Change Boot Camp. Skills-based professional development forum to help environmental practitioners address climate change impacts using new knowledge, tools and case studies on 30 April 2008 9-4.

CREEC Sustainable Living Fair 17 May at Caboolture Region Environment Education Centre, Burpengary

You can find out more about these events in our diary.

Wildlife Queensland Newsletter

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