Events and Workshops
Coming events
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National Wildlife Tourism Workshop 2012 – please see main menu item Workshop 2012
Bush Lore Australia
- Wilderness Survival Course – Basic: 14 to 15 Jan 2012
- Outdoor Tracking and Observation Course – Basic: 31 Mar to 1 Apr 2012
- Wilderness Survival Course – Basic: 19 to 20 May 2012
- Wilderness Survival Course- Basic: 28 to 29 July 2012
- Outdoor Navigation Course: 28 to 29 July 2012
Autumn bird week
From 4 – 9 of March 2012, guests can embrace the comfortable autumn conditions at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat for Autumn Bird Week. This week offers pleasant outings as bird enthusiasts explore the rainforests, eucalypt forests and surrounding valleys and lagoons of this famous birding region. Many of the same trips take place in O’Reilly’s Annual Bird Week, which celebrates its 35 th year this November; however with lower numbers of birdwatchers, this is a more personalised birding experience. With expert guide, Tim O’Reilly, who grew up on the Mountain and studied environmental science, leading guests through ecosystems of the Lamington region, visitors will experience special sightings and birding ‘hot-spots’, a renewed knowledge of Australian fauna and a greater understanding of the role birds assume in a natural rainforest environment.
Book: 1800 688 722 (within Australia), +61-7-5502 4911 (Int. Callers)
Email: reservations@oreillys.com.au
Visit: www.oreillys.com.au
“Respect All Wildlife” Family fun day
Date: Sunday March 18th 2012
Time: 11am till 10pm
Where: Morning Star Estate, Sunnyside Rd, Mt Eliza VIC (just off Nepean Hwy)
- heaps of delicious of food & drinks – healthy, funky, luscious, affordable
- Raw market, merch tent & info stalls
- carbon conscious and offset event – join us thru the year for carbon offset projects
- loads of FREE kids entertainment – rides, wildlife contact,performances, facepainters, circus, craft,games
For details see http://raw.org.au/
Outback tour – spaces available
Araucaria Ecotours are leading a 6-day trip to Currawinya National Park starting 19th April, and there are 3 spaces currently available.
See http://www.learnaboutwildlife.com/tour_outback.html
National workshop on Wildlife Tourism, Gold Coast, Australia
May 2012 - 16-18th May, to mark the 10th Anniversary of WIldlife Tourism Australia
There will be oral and poster papers, with emphasis on round-table discussions and networking
The workshop will be largely for
- those involved in the tourism industry (tour operators, guides, ecolodge or farmstay managers,zoo-keepers, local/regional/state tourist organizations, travel agents specializing in nature tours etc.
- researchers and students working in the field of wildlife tourism or related fields (e.g. ecotourism, environmental education, wildlife management)
- conservation managers
Others such as local governments, nature film producers, educators wildlife artists and photographers, travelers with a special interest in wildlife, etc. are also very welcome. Please visit our workshop 2012 page
The 8th National Rehabilitation Conference,
Expressions of Interest now sought
Townsville, Nth Queensland, July 16-20, 2012
Should you not have e-mail access, please post to:
Margaret Neihoff, PO Box 1446, Aitkenvale, Qld 4814
Abstracts are due by 1st March 2012. Complete papers due by June 1st 2012
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Camera Trapping in Wildlife Management & Research Colloquium
September 2012, Sydney
Camera trapping is the hot technique for wildlife monitoring, but do we expect more than the technology can provide?
The Australasian Wildlife Management Society in collaboration with the Invasive Animals CRC and partners are hosting a Camera Trapping in Wildlife Management and Research Colloquium in Sydney, Australia in September 2012.
Visit http://www.onqconferences.com.au/events/ctc/home.php
Click here to send an expression of interest
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Past Events and Workshops
Wildlife Expo
Beaudesert (southeast Queensland) Sunday 7th August
Wildlife Tourism Australia will have a display at the Scenic Rim’s third Wildlife Expo
Live bettongs, quolls, pythons and other animals, various displays, presentations, children’s activities etc. just a hour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast (and plenty of accommodation for those wishing to make a full weekend of it)
Animals, People – a Shared Environment, Conference in Brisbane
The 4th Biennial Australian Animal Studies Group Conference will be held in Brisbane 10- – 13th July 2011. The theme, Animals, People – a Shared Environment, includes wildlife tourism as one of the topics. A call for papers has been extended until 28th February.
World Environmental Education Congress
WTA AGM 12.30pm EST 24th November at 1770 Running Creek Road Rathdowney or via skype or proxy