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Welcome to the Scenic Rim group of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, established informally in 2009, and now a formal branch. We have so far conducted two successful WIldlife Expos in Beaudesert and a number of wildlife workshops on various themes (wildlife corridors, finding rare and cryptic animals, gliders, reptiles, potential impacts of coal seam gas industry) throughout the Scenic Rim. The poet and conservation activist Judith Wright, one of the co-founders of WIldlife Queensland in 1962, lived in our district for about 30 years, so it is fitting that we are now in the electorate of Wright and also that we have contemporary published poets who write on wildlife themes within our current membership.
2012 is the 50th Anniversary of Wildlife Queensland, and we have good reason to celebrate it here in the Scenic Rim, where co-founder, president and patron Judith Wright lived for many years (on Tamborine Mountains) and wrote many of her poems, and where the early Spring Schools were held (at Binna Burra)
The Scenic Rim is part of Australia's third most bio-diverse region, and with many habitats supporting a wonderful array of wildlife.
Let us know also if you would like to be involved in field surveys, as up-to-date accurate information is essential for effective conservation management needs, or if you have any content (wildlife observations, educational links ...) you would like to contribute to these pages. You may also like to join WPSQ and become a formal member of our branch. Non-members are welcome to our meetings and excursions. Let us know if you'd like to be on our mailing list for meetings and outings and general electronic discussion of wildlife and its conservation. |
See Fauna of the CSG Pipeline Route for details
Formed by three ancient volcanoes, it has rich soils and varied topography and is one of the most species-rich regions of Australia. The Scenic Rim Shire encompasses most of this region except for the more northerly areas (Ipswich and Toowoomba councils), plus low-lying country enclosed in the arc, and includes Beuadesert, Boonah, Tamborine Mountain, Lamington National Park and other areas as shown on the Scenic Rim Map.
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