All around the globe, Paul Hilton photojournalist, has reported on wildlife atrocities across the span of his career.
In his home country here in Australia, he now reports on the dire situation where deforestation leads to a crisis for endangered koalas and many other species that live underneath their umbrella in the rich ecosystems we call “home”.
Paul and his team have been documenting land clearing across Queensland, NSW, WA, Victoria and Tasmania for the past five years and are examining the primary reasons for habitat loss and fragmentation throughout the states. For koalas, the finger points at unregulated urban development, beef production and native forest logging as the primary leaders in destruction and it is critical that measures are taken to strive for protection of their native forest homes.
Can we stop the destruction before it is too late? Extinction is forever and we all need to act and speak up now to save our forests.
Meghan Halverson, Co-Founder and Ambassador for Queensland Koala Crusaders will show a short film from Global Conservation featuring Paul Hilton and share images about the current situation for koalas and the quest for a “Great Koala National Park” in NSW. Spencer Hitchen will also be joining Meghan for a question and answer session after the film.
Everyone is welcome at the Friday Forum on November 22 at the Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville which starts at 10:30am with morning tea available at 10-10.25am. Entry is $5 by ‘tap & go’ at the door which includes morning tea/coffee.
Join the bird observers at 8.30am in the carpark for interpretive birding.
For more information: www.noosaparks.org.au
