Events run by WTA
Wildlife of Southeast Queensland: monthly webinars
Southeast Queensland (and the adjoining far northeast NSW) is one of the most biodiverse regions in Australia, with many iconic wildlife species and many more that are not well known, even to locals, or whose special features are not well known. Monthly (free) half-hour webinars on wildlife of Southeast Queensland will start in July 2025 (in conjunction with the Scenic Rim branch
of Wildlife Queensland) in the lead-up to the Olympics and will showcase the fascinating array of wildlife to be seen within a 2-hour drive of Brisbane. Our main target audience is businesses whose staff are most likely to interact with visitors, but it is free for all to attend, including visitors themselves from all parts of the world.
We will be looking at:
- Intriguing behaviours
- Oddities
- Ecological roles
- Whether the species is restricted to our region, or more widely
- Where to see them
- How to see them without disturbing them
- Conservation issues
For details of our wildlife webinars please click here
Nature interpretation to make a difference: webinar
(exact title and date TBA – probably September 2025)
Jointly with Interpretation Australia
Human-wildlife interaction Workshop
Jointly with We Are All Mammals
Details TBA but somewhere in SE Queensland in late 2025
Other proposed webinars (details TBA):
Giving captive wildlife an enjoyable life
Whale-watching tourism in Japan
Indigenous hunting and ecotourism
Conference: “Wildlife Tourism Combatting Species Extinction” [exact title TBA]
Healesville, Victoria
2026 – probably October
Other Events (not run by WTA)
Problems with Australian shark nets. Free webinar 10th June.
Hosted by Sarah Pye and Dr Wong Siew Te
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“Sea Shepherd Australia’s shark campaigner, Jonathan Clark joins our upcoming World of Wildlife to provide an update on Queensland’s Shark Program and discuss the devastation of shark nets on wild populations. Join us online Tuesday, June 10th, 7–8PM AEST for my free event, an eye-opening session, and time to get your questions answered!” |
International Congress of Conservation Biology
15-19 June 2025,
Brisbane
https://conbio.org/mini-sites/iccb-2025/
2025 Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) Conference, Centring Animals across the Disciplines
5 – 7 November 2025
University of Southern Queensland (Toowoomba)
AASA2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian AnimalStudies Association
Convenor(and WTA member) Rebecca Scollen writes: “The Conference theme Centring Animals across the Disciplines leaves it wide open for a multitude of disciplines to be represented, including tourism amongst many others. AASA also strongly welcomes First Nations researchers.
Deadline for Abstracts is 30 June 2025.
Ecology Society of Australia conference
23-28 November
Adelaide
Theme: ‘Biodiversity on the brink – Bold actions for a resilient future’
https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunities/attend-our-conference/