… the guest speaker at the MCCG Annual General Meeting on Monday 26 November is zoologist Dr Ian Gynther.
Ian is an expert in wildlife conservation. At our AGM he will share his vast knowledge on the Richmond Birdwing butterfly. His talk is titled “Conserving the Richmond Birdwing through direct intervention – a captive breeding and release approach“. SO interesting!
Please come and join us! Members of the general public are also very welcome.
THE MCCG AGM: 7.30 PM MONDAY 26 TH NOVEMBER IN BROOKFIELD HALL
For more information, please download your invitation: {module_literature,i,194749}
… or phone our Secretary, Kathleen Walmsley on 3374 3671
PROFILE – Dr Ian Gynther
Dr Ian Gynther joined the Queensland Government’s conservation agency in 1992, where he has worked ever since. Currently, he is a zoologist in the Threatened Species Program of the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
Originally, Ian’s role involved conducting general vertebrate fauna surveys across South-east Queensland as part of a community-based wildlife atlas program.
More recently, his focus has been on reversing the decline of threatened birds, mammals and invertebrates, including the magnificent Richmond Birdwing.
The incentive to work on the conservation of this butterfly was provided by Dr Don Sands, who, along with the MCCG, laid the foundations for the project that will be presented in this talk.
This is an opportunity to hear from an expert in our state’s biodiversity.
Note: Wildlife Queensland’s launched its Bring Back the Birdwing Project in 2018. Click here to re-visit a news item from earlier in the year.
