Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia
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The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia (WPSA) was founded in Sydney, Australia in May 1909 to encourage the protection of, and to cultivate interest in, the Australian flora and fauna. The founding President of the Society was The Hon Frederick Earle Winchcombe
MLC (1855 - 1917). David Stead
was one of four Vice Presidents and a very active founder of the Society. The WPSA publishes a quarterly magazine Australian Wildlife and operates a 24/7 telephone wildlife answering service for members. The current President is Suzanne Medway. The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia is an all volunteer registered, non-for-profit conservation organisation holding tax exemption status with the Australian Tax Office and is listed on the Register of Environmental Organisations.
The Society is totally committed to the preservation and protection of Australia’s unique native fauna and flora in all its forms through national environmental education programs, community involvement, political lobbying and advocacy, as well as practical hands-on wildlife conservation projects.
The Society’s members are dedicated to preserving Australia’s native wildlife for future generations of young Australians.
The Society celebrated a Centenary of wildlife conservation in 2009.
and Vincent Serventy. The award honours conservation work that has not been done as part of a professional career for which the person will have been paid and honoured, but for work done for a love of nature and a determination that it should be conserved. The first award of the Medal was made in 1998. People who have been awarded the Medal are:
Frederick Winchcombe
-Early life:F. E. Winchcombe was born on 26 April 1855 in Brunswick, Victoria. His parents were John Phillimore Winchcombe, a quarryman who immigrated from Wales, and Julia Sophia Earle...
MLC (1855 - 1917). David Stead
David George Stead
David George Stead was an Australian marine biologist, ichthyologist, oceanographer, conservationist and writer. He was born at St Leonards in Sydney, and educated at public schools and the Sydney Technical College. In 1909 he was a founder of, and during its early years the main driving force...
was one of four Vice Presidents and a very active founder of the Society. The WPSA publishes a quarterly magazine Australian Wildlife and operates a 24/7 telephone wildlife answering service for members. The current President is Suzanne Medway. The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia is an all volunteer registered, non-for-profit conservation organisation holding tax exemption status with the Australian Tax Office and is listed on the Register of Environmental Organisations.
The Society is totally committed to the preservation and protection of Australia’s unique native fauna and flora in all its forms through national environmental education programs, community involvement, political lobbying and advocacy, as well as practical hands-on wildlife conservation projects.
The Society’s members are dedicated to preserving Australia’s native wildlife for future generations of young Australians.
The Society celebrated a Centenary of wildlife conservation in 2009.
WPSA Serventy Conservation Medal
The WPSA Serventy Conservation Medal was inaugurated in 1999 to commemorate conservation work by members of the Serventy family, the siblings Lucy, DominicDominic Louis Serventy
Dr Dominic Louis Serventy was an eminent Perth based Australian ornithologist. He was born at Brown Hill, Western Australia. He was educated at the University of Western Australia and Cambridge University to parents of Croatian origin. He was president of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists...
and Vincent Serventy. The award honours conservation work that has not been done as part of a professional career for which the person will have been paid and honoured, but for work done for a love of nature and a determination that it should be conserved. The first award of the Medal was made in 1998. People who have been awarded the Medal are:
- 1998 – Margaret ThorsborneMargaret ThorsborneMargaret Grace Thorsborne AO is an Australian naturalist, conservationist and environmental activist. She is notable for her efforts, with her husband Arthur Thorsborne, in initiating the long-term monitoring and protection of the Torresian Imperial-pigeon on the Brook Islands, north east of...
- for work in the conservation of local fruit pigeons and cassowaries and environmental conservation at Mission Beach, Queensland - 1999 – Bernie Clarke - for lifetime devotion as a local environmentalist and long-time Towra/Botany Bay campaigner
- 2000 – Judy Messer - for outstanding contribution to conservation and environmental protection work in New South Wales
- 2001 – Ron and Valerie Taylor - for promoting a greater understanding of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect its wildlife
- 2002 – John and Cecily Fenton - for wildlife habitat conservation on their property, Lanark, in south western Victoria
- 2003 – Lance Ferris - of the Australian Seabird Rescue team
- 2004 – Wayne ReynoldsWayne ReynoldsWayne Reynolds is a British artist whose work has appeared in comics and role-playing games.-Early life and education:Wayne Reynolds was born in Leeds, UK...
- for work with the Cape Solander Whale Migration Study on the coast of the Royal National Park, Sydney - 2005 – Lyall Kenneth Metcalfe - for lifetime contribution to the conservation movement in New South Wales and the Northern Territory
- 2006 – Lindsay SmithLindsay SmithLindsay E. Smith OAM is an Australian naturalist, ornithologist and conservationist notable for his work towards the study and conservation of seabirds, especially albatrosses, along the Illawarra coast of New South Wales....
- for wildlife conservation work involving seabirds - 2007 – Bev Smiles - for dedication to the conservation of native forests in New South Wales
- 2008 – Barry ScottBarry ScottBarry Scott is an American DJ, author and voice artist.For over 25 years Barry Scott has hosted the radio show The Lost 45s, which features Top 40 charted records from the late 1960s to the late 1980s....
- of the Koala Foundation, for dedication to Koala conservation - 2009 – June Butcher - for dedication in promoting the welfare of native animals
- 2010 – Helen George - for dedication to the welfare of native animals