Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
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The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland is a Queensland
based conservation organisation. The Society was founded in 1962 by Judith Wright
, Brian Clouston
, David Fleay
and Kathleen McArthur
. It is funded from the support of its members, volunteers, subscribers and donors.
Wildlife Australia is the title of a quarterly magazine, first published in 1963, which is produced by the society to raise public awareness on conservation issues. To promote the organisation there is often a display at the Brisbane Ekka
.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
based conservation organisation. The Society was founded in 1962 by Judith Wright
Judith Wright
Judith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.-Biography:...
, Brian Clouston
Brian Clouston
Brian Clouston is a British landscape architect, and founder of Brian Clouston and Partners once the largest landscape architecture practice in Europe. Clouston was trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh and at the University of Newcastle...
, David Fleay
David Fleay
David Howells Fleay was an Australian naturalist who pioneered the captive breeding of endangered species, and was the first person to breed the platypus in captivity....
and Kathleen McArthur
Kathleen McArthur
Kathleen McArthur , was an Australian naturalist, writer, botanical illustrator and conservationist. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland to Catherine and Daniel Evans. Her mother was a daughter of the Durack pastoral family, her father a co-founder of an engineering firm. She married Malcolm...
. It is funded from the support of its members, volunteers, subscribers and donors.
Wildlife Australia is the title of a quarterly magazine, first published in 1963, which is produced by the society to raise public awareness on conservation issues. To promote the organisation there is often a display at the Brisbane Ekka
Ekka
The Ekka is the annual agricultural show of Queensland, Australia. Its formal title is the Royal Queensland Show. It was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition, however it is usually shortened to Ekka.-History:...
.