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National Parks Association of NSW presents

"Gould’s Western Woodlands Birds –

Catch them while you can"

 

Saturday 17 July 2004, 2pm

Australian Museum Theatre

College St, Sydney

 

Program 

* James Nightingale, Australia’s Renown Saxophonist, plays

Ifni and Fès - African Landscapes and Nature - Two pieces by composer Chistian Lauba

Ulpirra - (Ulpirra is an Aboriginal word for ‘wooden pipe’) by Australian composer Ross Edwards

 

* Nicholas Carlile (DEC) and Geoff Barrett (CSIRO) - present

"Changes in woodland birds: winners and losers -the latest scientific research about our woodland birds"

 

* Exclusive Western Woodlands Birds slideshow

Bird photography by Neil Fifer, Ian Montgomery and Tom Tarrant

 

* Drinks

 

* Viewing of the exquisite Gould exhibition (last days!)

 

For Bookings/Tickets, contact:

Cécile van der Burgh

Ph 02-9299 0000 or on

Tickets $22

Limited spaces

All proceeds support NPA’s Western Woodlands conservation Project

 

A small flock of very special Australian birds have returned to their native shores for the first time in

more that 150 years, to take pride of place in an exquisite exhibition at the Australian Museum, John

Gould Inc. See original Gould prints and exclusive specimens collected on early expeditions to Australia.

On the 18th of July these birds will leave NSW. John Gould, the legendary "bird man", is credited

with describing almost half of all the birds that live in Australia (745 species). He wrote many warnings

about the potential extinction of Australian species. Since European settlement, 23 species of birds have

become extinct. The Western Woodlands of NSW provide a home for more than 200 species of birds. More than 20 of these are on their way out.

 

Cécile van der Burgh
Western Woodlands Project Officer
National Parks Association of NSW
PO BOX A96, Sydney South NSW 1235
Phone: 9299 0000; Fax: 9290 2525
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Website: http://www.npansw.org.au/westernwoodlands

 

 

Brian Everingham

PO Box 269

Engadine

NSW 2233

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0011 61 2 95209341

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