Provisional Program for “Wild Tails”
Keep checking – details may change!
Saturday 2nd to Monday 4th November
Field trips TBA
Tuesday 5th November
9.00am – 11.00 am Welcome, presentations with emphasis on capturing audience attention and arousing interest in under-appreciated species
Morning tea
11.30-1.00pm presentations
Lunch
2.00-3.30pm Tour of Marine Discovery Centre, presentations
Afternoon tea
4.00-5.30pm roundtable discussions
Wednesday 6th November
Field trip (included in registration cost):
- 8.20am Travel from the conference venue on a scenic route through the hills, partly forested, to Bangalow (after which the bungalow palm was named)
- 9.00am Interpretive forest walk with Delta Kay, a very knowledgable First Nations (Indigenous) tour guide and conservationist.
- Explore Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, with its collection of native mammals, birds, frogs and reptiles in a lovely forest setting. Staff will explain their interpretation philosophy. which includes emphasis on seeing each wildlife species as part of a functioning ecosystem.. Also learn about the work of the associated wildlife hospital).
Lunch – at the wildlife sanctuary. The menu has several options featuring macadamia nuts which, contrary to a common misconception, are not a Hawaiian species but native only to the rainforests of Australia’s east coast.
2.00-3.30pm Wildlife Interpretation in Asia: presentations from Japan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia etc
Afternoon tea
4.00-5.30pm presentations and roundtable discussions
6.30 pm Conference Dinner (Asian buffet)
Thursday 7th November
8.30am AGM of WTA
9.00am – 11.00 am Presentations on wildlife interpretation, presentations on wildlife interpretation and its relation to conservation messages
Morning tea
11.30-1.00pm presentations
Lunch
2.00-3.30pm presentations and/or roundtable discussions
Afternoon tea
4.00-5.00pm roundtable discussions, final plenary session
Friday 8th – Sunday 10th November
Friday Field trip with bird ecologist Greg Clancy. Details TBA
Overnight field trip from the conference venue visiting coasts and forest and ending at the Gold Coast airport or Brisbane. Details TBA
Others TBA
You can also do your own exploring.
Byron Bay is a short drive away, where you can see Cape Byron (the most easterly part of Australia), beautiful beaches, a variety of restaurants, and the nearby Arawkal National Park : “Arakwal was the first protected area in the world to be IUCN Green Listed. Achieving Green List certification means the protected area has good governance, sound design and planning and effective management. Together these factors support successful conservation outcomes.” Cape Cape Byron State Conservation Area is also part of IUCN’s Green List .
There are many other great places in the district to explore.