Community & Business
6 December, 2024
Celebration of local wildlife
LOCALS can learn more about the mammals of the region at a free presentation to be held at the Malanda Hotel this Thursday night.
The Tree Kangaroo and Mammal Group is hosting the free public presentation called “Meet the Neighbours”, with the aim to educate locals about the amazing mammals of the region, not just the large and obvious, but the smaller and spectacular little creatures who are part of the environment.
Dr Amy Shima hopes her presentation will help people to better appreciate the many species they might encounter in their own backyards or in local parks and reserves.
Sadly, many people first experience local mammals as dead critters on the roadside. Such two-dimensional victims of our busy roads alert us to their vulnerability but do not help us appreciate their beauty and role in nature.
Dr Shima is well known for her work on Tree Kangaroos, but in this talk she will be sharing images and stories about many of the much less well-known Tablelands mammals such as the beautiful Green Ring-tailed Possum and the fluffy Yellow-bellied Glider.
The talk starts at 7.30pm in the Malanda Hotel and all interested are welcome.
