Tour TourA Wednesday evening visit to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve provides a unique chance to see a variety of rare Australian animals. Tidbinbilla is around 30km from Canberra in a moist valley in the Tidbinbilla mountains, one of the more spectacular mountain areas near near Canberra.
The fauna at Tidbinbilla includes both semi-captive species in large enclosures from all over Australia (the emus would probably deny they were captive at all) and the local wild fauna. Semi-captive species include koalas and a number of kangaroo species. Wild fauna include grey kangaroos, black and red neck wallabies, wombats, ringtail and brushtail possums, and sugar gliders. There is a reasonable chance of seeing a greater glider, a rare cat-sized gliding possum; and barking owls and powerful owls also haunt these hillsides.
Bus transport from the conference venue will be provided. The local park rangers will be our guides for the evening.
Bookings for the tour are now open to all conference
delegates. Numbers are strictly controlled by the ACT conservation
service, and we can have at most 30 people on the tour. We will
allocate seats on a first come, first served basis. The cost is $25
per person, payable when you register for the conference. You can book
(in order of preference) with:
email et@cs.adfa.oz.au
fax +61 6 268 8581, marked for the attention of Mrs Eileen Trott
phone +61 6 2688183, and ask for Mrs Eileen Trott.
If you have yet to register but plan to do so prior to the conference, then after registering, please register for the tour as indicated above.
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