Time to get out the pen or keyboard. Write today to the Minister for the Environment about the koala crisis in SEQ; contact us to join the Queensland Glider Network; apply for a grant to quoll-proof your chook pen – submissions close on 30 June.

While you’ve got the pen out – send us a generous donation to our annual appeal. Even better, donate online.

What will you do to save the koala?

When your children ask you, ‘What did you do to save the koala?’ – what will you say?

The koala is likely to become extinct in south-east Queensland unless the State government and local authorities act now.

Wildlife Queensland wants you to tell the Queensland Government to make those decisions to stop the destruction of koala habitat now. Write to the State Environment Minister. Copy your email to us by 30 June and we will send a koala notebook to three correspondents, drawn at random, to say thank you for being active on behalf of wildlife.

Wild winter WAM on its way

Join the Journey …. in the upcoming Winter issue of Wildlife Australia Magazine. Read all about pole-vaulting gliders, bald and beautiful in the Bunyas, and conservation hunting – is there such a thing?

The winter issue of Wildlife Australia Magazine is in production and will be winging its way to subscribers within weeks.

Gliders in the Spotlight

Queensland Glider Network News issue 8 has just been emailed exclusively to Queensland Glider Network (QGN) members. It includes original articles such as news of the Leadbeater’s possum following the devastating Victorian bushfires, plus signs of life in mahogany glider country around Tully.

Poultry pen grants closing

The closing date for quoll-proof poultry pen grants is fast approaching. If you want to apply -you've only got till the end of June 2009. Wildlife Queensland is considering applications from poultry owners who apply for amounts up to $750 to either build a pen that is quoll proof or to retrofit an existing pen to set standards and conditions. Find out more about the quoll-proof poultry pen grant.

Numinbah QDD bookings open. The last Quoll Discovery Day of 2009 will be held in Numinbah in late July. If you’d like to meet a real live quoll and hear all about these fascinating carnivores and how to enjoy living alongside them, contact us for more information.

Work with Wildlife Queensland

Full of energy - not afraid of hard work? Are you organised, quick on the uptake and an excellent communicator and motivator? Would you like to work at Wildlife Queensland’s head office to help run our operations?

If you’re keen to join our team and help us protect the environment, check out our new vacancy based at our head office in Brisbane.

2009 Annual Appeal

The economic downturn has hurt many of us – but should we allow wildlife to suffer too?

We’re grateful to everyone who has already responded to our annual appeal. This is our major fundraising activity of the year – please help us provide a voice for wildlife in Queensland today and in the future.

Do you have download difficulties?

Our website has lots of great information for you to download in pdf: newsletters, sightings sheets, application forms. If you would like to take advantage of everything our website has to offer, make sure you have got the latest edition of Adobe Reader. Download this free application to make the most of all our interactive forms and assets.

Good to see you

If you said hello to us at a recent Quoll Discovery Day – it was great to meet so many members and supporters out in the community.

If you (or someone you know) wrote down an email address on a contact sheet at one of these events and you haven’t heard from us yet, we probably couldn’t read your handwriting. Please send us an email telling us what event you were attending when you gave us your email.

We know lots of you get my.Wildlife forwarded to you or even read a hard copy. Contact us today to get your copy direct.

For your diary

Cedar Creations – an evening of wildlife art. Proceeds to WPSQ, Friday 10 July

Shifting Sands – 3rd Biennial Fraser Island Conference. Friday 24 July

Birdweek at Mt Barney Lodge - in the splendid surroundings of the Scenic Rim. 9-13 September. Early bird discounts on bookings before 12 July.

DPI’s marine management – Brisbane Branch’s guest speaker continues. Tuesday 28 July.

CREEC Sustainable Living Expo – Caboolture, Saturday 22 August (rescheduled after May’s wet weather)

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

Wildlife Queensland Newsletter

You can download a full colour copy of the Wildlife Queensland Winter 2009 newsletter (~1.5MB). If you also receive a hardcopy of the newsletter, but would rather just download the pdf format file, please cancel your hardcopy by email with your name, address and reference number (if known).

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