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We hire out biology and ecotourism qualifed staff Jane Moores and Damon Ramsey for lectures.

Damon gives lively lecture presentations using his own photographs from the ecosystem guide series. They can be designed to go anywhere from 20 minutes to almost an hour, with question and answers sessions. They are all PowerPoint presentations, although some can also be given in slide as well. Lecture topics include:

  1. The environment and biodiversity of Australia

  2. An introduction to coral reefs

  3. Corals and other Invertebrates of coral reefs

  4. Identifying Fish of coral reefs

  5. The Formation and Ecology of tropical coasts and islands

  6. Seashells and other invertebrates of tropical seashores

  7. Birds of the tropical shore

  8. Ecology and plants of mangroves

  9. Animals of the mangroves

  10. Tropical rainforest environment and ecology

  11. Identifying plants of tropical rainforest

  12. Insects of tropical rainforest

  13. Frogs and Reptiles of tropical rainforest

  14. Birds of tropical rainforest

  15. Mammals of the tropical rainforest

  16. Ecology and plants of the savanna woodlands

  17. Birds of the northern woodlands

  18. Mammals (including humans) of the tropical savanna

  19. Humans in the savanna woodlands

  20. The making of the southern seashores

  21. Invertebrates of the southern shores

  22. Birds of southern shores and oceans

  23. Mammals of the Australian and New Zealand seashores

  24. Wildlife tourism and ecotourism

  25. Australian wildlife tourism

  26. Terrestrial wildlife tourism (including bird-watching) in Australia

  27. Human and wildlife interaction in tourism

  28. Captive Wildlife/Zoo tourism

 

 
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Birds

Mound-builders
Scrub Fowl
Scrub Fowl
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Mammals

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