Welcome to the latest my.Wildlife. This issue is full of news: news about the Traveston Crossing dam, a Christmas gift idea from Wildlife Australia Magazine, another exciting new Wildlife Queensland project, a new species profile, and the latest Wildlife Queensland News for you to read online in full colour.

Plus a new opportunity to support Wildlife Queensland into the future with our Christmas 2008 appeal.

Traveston delay a reprieve for lungfish

Wildlife Queensland has welcomed the Queensland government's decision to delay the Traveston Crossing Dam on the Mary River for environmental reasons.

The Mary River is one of the best sites for protection of the lungfish - regarded as a species of global significance because of its extraordinary ancient genetic lineage. Read more

MangroveWatch: our new project

We've got a brand new project - MangroveWatch - and we're looking for volunteer help. We all know mangroves provide coastal habitat for fish and other marine life. Wildlife Queensland will be running a community monitoring program to keep track of the health of the mangroves in Moreton Bay.

Interested? Find out more about MangroveWatch

Farewell Len Webb

The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland is saddened by the death of Dr Len Webb AO, eminent rainforest scientist and Vice-President of WPSQ in 1963.

Read more about Len Webb's contribution to science and WPSQ

Wildlife Australia Magazine - hotter than ever

Our summer issue of Wildlife Australia Magazine is HOT - the theme is Heat. Cool off as you read about arid zones, tropical rainforests and beaches where temperatures influence sex, and where climate change is a rising concern.

Want to give that special Christmas gift? If you buy a gift subscription by 10 December, the lucky recipient will receive their WAM Summer 2008 issue in time for Christmas Day.

Wildlife of the party

If you missed WAM's 45th birthday party - or if you are one of the many new my.Wildlife ebulletin subscribers who signed up as part of the celebration - check out the photo gallery from the event that was attended by nearly 80 guests including 4 past presidents.

Watch out for wildlife this storm season

The storm season in Brisbane and Queensland has hit hard and early. But it's not just humans who are badly affected by storm damage.

Our native wildlife also lose their homes or have problems getting food and water. Help your wildlife neighbours through a hard time

What's up with wallum sedgefrogs?

Wallum sedgefrogs are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation caused by urban development, agriculture, pine plantations and sandmining.

Read our new species profile: wallum sedgefrogs

Q2 submission available now

We're still urging members and supporters to make a submission on the proposals in the Q2 - Tomorrow's Queensland document, Queensland Government's vision for the future of our state. If you've been hesitating, use WPSQ's submission to give you ideas.

Read the WPSQ Q2 submission

Christmas 2008 Appeal

Will you help us support wildlife in 2009?

This Christmas, make a generous tax-deductible donation to Wildlife Queensland - help us support wildlife in our State. We rely on donations to continue working hard for wildlife.

Donate now

For your diary

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

Wildlife Queensland Newsletter

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