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Jane Moores

Jane Moores studied Eco-Tourism and Environmental Health at Flinders University (SA). She has since worked in a number of roles in the tourism industry. Jane worked as a guide for several leading eco-tourism companies before becoming an assistant operations manager. She then moved on to other managerial positions including groups manager. For Educational Tours Australia, Jane is the Operations Manager and looks after the day to day running of ETA including itineraries, quotes and bookings.

email: jane@educational-tours.com.au

Jane Moores - Educational Tours Australia
Jane Moores

 

Damon Ramsey

Damon Ramsey studied Outdoor Guiding in the Blue Mountains (NSW), then completed a biology degree (majoring in Zoology) in Darwin, Townsville and Cairns. He works as a biologist guide and lecturer, leading wildlife, bird-watching, biology study programmes and general nature based tours for various companies and institutions around Australia. He has written this site's content based on summaries of his Ecosystem Guide series. This is a series of field guide-like books on the ecology, plants and animals of various Australasian and Pacific ecosystems. The first and second in the series: "Rainforest of tropical Australia" and "Ocean surfaces of Australasia" have been published. For access to his full resume, and to order the Ecosystem Guides, check out:  www.ecosystem-guides.com.  For Educational Tours Australia, Damon designs itineraries, and lectures and/or leads most of the tours & programmes.

email: damon@educational-tours.com.au

Damon Ramsey - Educational Tours Australia
Damon Ramsey

Matt Fenn

Matt Fenn has loved the outdoors since he was old enough to get lost in the national park next door. His passion for nature led him to obtain a degree in Computer Science from the University of Adelaide (SA). Matt soon discovered that there weren't too many jobs programming computers outdoors and he eventually found himself working as a tour guide in North Queensland. As part of his continuing quest to get people to listen to him he has completed Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. He now spends his time driving big things and currently drives The Savannahlander between Forsayth and Cairns. He was responsible for constructing the website and ETA's continuing IT services.

email: matt@educational-tours.com.au 


 

 
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  • Ecosystem Guide Books

    Accompanying our biology programmes and tours are the Ecosystem Guide Books. The first in the series, "Rainforest of tropical Australia", has now been released as a second edition. The second in the series "Ocean Surfaces of Australasia" is also available. They are found in all good bookstores in Cairns and in souvenir shops and info centres throughout the rainforest areas of North Queensland. If they haven't got it, ask them to order it in! It's RRP is $35-$40. It is also available online at:

    www.ecosystem-guides.com

     

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Plants

Cycads
Cycads belong to the division Cycadophyta. They were one of the dominant plant forms back in the Mesozoic, the 'Age of the Dinosaurs', when they would have comprised much of the forest as flowering trees do today. Many species of cycads are toxic, containing the lethal compound macrozamin, (including the species found in the rainforests here), and it has even been suggested that this high toxicity initially evolved in this ancient group to deter predation by dinosaurs.
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Birds

Frigate Birds

Frigatebird
Frigatebird
Frigatebird are usually seen soaring high above the ocean or remote islands in a very distinctive silhouette, with their huge outstretched, angular wings and a forked double tail; the whole look is vaguely prehistoric. Adults of the two species that can be seen off Australia are basically black, with males having red gular patches and females usually slightly larger and with more white on the underparts. Frigatebirds apparently feed mainly on flying fish, however, they are better known for their ‘kleptoparasitic’ behavior, where they steal food from other birds. They may harass birds such as boobies, terns and gulls until they drop their catch; the frigatebird then swoops for the regurgitated mess before it hits the ocean. Frigatebirds are magnificent gliders. Their wingspan may be up to 2.3 meters, and a Frigatebird of this size may weigh less than a kilogram.
 

Mammals

Bats - general
A group well represented in the tropical rainforests of Australia are the bats. This is one of the most successful groups of mammals in the world, and in Australia there are at least 70 species; almost a quarter of this continent's mammals.
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