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Fw: ACT Herpetological Association Annual Display at Botanic Garden this

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Subject: Fw: ACT Herpetological Association Annual Display at Botanic Garden this week [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
From: "Jack and Andrea Holland" <>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:19:17 +1100
 
I'm passing this on for subscribers' infomration and possible interest.
 
Jack Holland


Dear Friends
 
I am sending you this important conservation message because I am sure you will be interested. Where possible you may wish to send it on to your members. Sorry for the late notice.
 
For those of you around Canberra this week, the Annual Herpetological Display MON to SUN, 16-22 JAN (10am to 4pm - though closing later next Sat and Sun) at the Australian National Botanic Gardens has much to attract conservation-minded people, including getting up close with reptiles, and learning about the frogs, turtles, lizards and snakes of the Southern Tablelands.

This year will focus on corroboree frogs ? with some 21 in a special display. A striped legless lizard and grassland earless dragon will also be on display as well as a host of other exciting animals.

Chief Minister Jon Stanhope will open the display at 1pm today (Monday); tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11 am Peter Child will talk on animal care; and on Wednesday lunchtime there will be a talk by Gerry Marantelli on what is being done to save the corroboree frog, but you should call the ANGB Information area to book for this.

There are slide displays on the reptiles and frogs of the Canberra region.

Kids are very attracted to this event and this year there will be a range of activities to involve them further. 

The entry fee is $4 adults, $2 children and $10 a family. 

 

Margaret Ning

 

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