Wildlife of the Cloud Forests
Multiple Locations

Further Details:
Earthwatch is a not for profit that provides unique once in a life time experiences for everyday people to work alongside leading scientists and help make a difference.
No experience or science background is needed as everything you need to know will be taught on the expedition.
They just need people who have a spirit of adventure and looking to try new things.

Inside the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Northern Queensland lies an exotic array of wildlife and plants. As the last remaining part of forest that once dominated half of Australia, you will find animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world including cassowaries, a variety of parrots, pythons, possums, tree kangaroos and primitive looking reptiles.

Shape our understanding of what changes are occurring to our climate and landscape and what this means for our unique species in the area. As part of a research team, you will be actively involved in the following tasks:

• Bird watching

•Lizard and frog surveys

•Nocturnal wildlife spotting

•Insect collecting and,

•Bat surveys

There is the choice of joining this expedition for either the first week or continuing and joining for the entire two weeks. The first week will be spent in the beautiful South Johnstone Forestry Camp while the second week you move to Shiptons Flat camp while stopping in Cairns for a couple days in between. While at Shiptons Flat you will also have the unique opportunity to work alongside the indigenous Bana Yarralji Rangers in order to blend traditional ecological with scientific ecological knowledge.

Tour Information

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 05 - 19 Aug Departures from 22 - 31 Oct

Tour Departs From

• Cairns Airport
  

Tour Travels To

• South Johnstone Forestry Camp
  
• Shiptons Flat Camp
  

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$1690.00	$3500.00	Tour - All Inclusive You can choose to join for six nights at AUD1,690, seven nights for AUD1,890 or 14 nights for AUD3,500. The costs include all your food, accomdoation, tranposrt to and from the various sites as well as a contribution towards the vital science and research.