Hi folks,
Regarding Shirley’s potentially valid concerns regarding the bona fides of organizations such as Rainforest Rescue in their fund raising in an attempt to help Southern Cassowary (and other wildlife) whose habitats have been severly impacted by TC Yasi, Len Ezzy from Townsville has kindly done a bit of investigation for us all…….
It appears that Rainforest Rescue is a bona fide organization but there are also others options including Bob Irwin (Steve’s Dad) for those people wishing to contribute. Quoting Len ,”I guess what we all want is to make our dollar donations the most effective in this Yasi devastation”. I would add that there is also a degree of urgency
Deb Pople who is a Senior Planning Officer with the Wet Tropics Management Agency within the Dept of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) wrote in recent communication regarding the wildlife disaster….”
Hope this clears it up.
Thanks to Len Ezzy, Ivor Presor, Deb Pople, Sean O’Shannessy (from Rainforest Rescue), and Marty McLaughlin (QPWS Cape York and Savannah District Manager)……Deb’s email follows ….
Cheers,
Bill There are there campaigns running at the moment and they’ve all agreed to pool the money raised to support DERM (QPWS) post-cyclone cassowary recovery efforts. So any money donated through Rainforest Rescue, Save The Cassowary, or Bob Irwin should all be going towards the feeding programme. Rainforest Rescue is probably the best known locally, but The Irwin’s obviously have a bit of pull internationally. Here’s the links:
Rainforest Rescue Cyclone Yasi Cassowary Appeal: http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ourprojects/save-a-rainforest-mission-beach.html
Save The Cassowary: http://www.savethecassowary.org.au/category/news
Bob Irwin Wildlife: http://www.bobirwinwildlife.com/
Thanks,
Deb
Deb Pople
Senior Planning Officer, Wet Tropics Management Agency Telephone: 07 4052 0543 Facsimile: 07 4031 1364 Email: Deborah.Pople@derm.qld.gov.au www.wettropics.qld.gov.au Department of Environment and Resource Management Level 1, Corporate Tower 15 Lake Street, Cairns QLD 4870
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