Instead of titling this post “Fourth Donation”, I decided it’s time for something new and catchy! With one percent of the combined income from two recently ended contracts, I had a somewhat bigger sum to spend in the season of giving as the year comes to a close. And it went to the Queensland Museum Foundation’s Research & Science department this time 🙂 Their automated thank-you-mail inspired the title. It contained the phrase “with your philanthropic support, we can continue to share Queensland’s natural and cultural heritage with people of all ages across out state”. Sounds good and is well spent in my opinion.
Now why the Queensland Museum Foundation? You might remember, I am always looking for organisations involved in gecko conservation efforts and research. Herpetologists of the Queensland Museum have done important studies on leaf-tailed and ring-tailed geckos (<3). They also discovered (and will probably continue to discover) new species of endemic geckos as an outcome of their research projects.
Can you find the gecko in the picture on the right? Having a hard time? That’s because these amazing Granite Leaf-Tailed Geckos (Saltuarius Wyberba) are close to perfectly camouflaged on granite boulders. We took this picture in Girraween National Park earlier this year. These geckos were the main reason I had always wanted to go there. Plenty of other things to see though!
Back to the main topic – it’s incredible that the entry to the Queensland Museum Kurilpa in Brisbane is free for everyone (except for special exhibitions). In fact, the whole Cultural Centre offers a vast range of activities to the public at no charge. To my embarrassment, I haven’t actually seen a great deal of it yet. One of my new years resolutions is to go there more frequently. Often, you miss out on what’s close when you’re busy exploring.