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Photo © John McCannWildlife Queensland is asking the public to 'Adopt a Quoll' on National Threatened Species Day, Tuesday 7 September 2010.
'The spotted-tailed quoll, Australia's largest mainland marsupial predator, is a hidden wildlife treasure endangered by loss of habitat and other threats,' said Ewa Meyer, Projects Manager for Wildlife Queensland.
'The Adopt a Quoll program will raise Queenslanders’ awareness of the plight of the State's endangered species and raise funds to support this special Wildlife Queensland prgram,' said Mrs Meyer.
'By symbolically adopting a quoll, we hope people will feel more closely involved with all the wonderful but threatened wildlife of Queensland.'
People will be able to 'adopt a quoll' for a minimum tax-deductible donation of $60 a year.
Donors will receive a complimentary quoll kit with an ‘adoption certificate', fridge magnet, a quoll information kit on CD, and colour brochures with information about spotted-tailed quolls and membership of the Quoll Seekers Network.
The funds raised will help Wildlife Queensland's work in raising awareness about conservation of wildlife and habitat in the State, specifically research using camera trap surveys and working with communities in quoll-habitat areas.
'Spotted-tailed quolls are found quite close to Brisbane in the North Beaudesert area, the Granite Belt and the Scenic Rim where they live in rainforest and wet eucalypt forest,' said Mrs Meyer.
'There are also populations in Far North Queensland where they can be found alongside the northern quoll.'
Wildlife Queensland will have a display in the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane's CBD on Tuesday 7 September as part of this special day's program of events.
For more information on Wildlife Queensland's activities, call us on +61 7 3221 0194 or send us an email. |
