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CAIRNS BIRD TALK

Thu, 01 Dec

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Cominos House, Edge Hill

Hear Barry talk about the role of birds in fungus dispersal, how birds use fungi for food and nesting material, fungal diseases and their significance in the evolution of birds, and why bird numbers are declining globally.

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CAIRNS BIRD TALK
CAIRNS BIRD TALK

Time and location

01 Dec 2022, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm AEST

Cominos House, Edge Hill, 27 Greenslopes St, Edge Hill QLD 4870, Australia

About the event

Fungus and Featheries

Presented by Barry Muir

Barry Muir is a widely travelled and published ecologist and university lecturer who consulted to all levels of government and to private industry before retiring to Cairns. Barry specialises in the interactions between weather, geology, soils, plants and animals and since retirement has directed his interest towards the role of fungi in the environment and in environmental education. Barry’s talk “Fungus and Featheries” will discuss the role of birds in fungus dispersal, how birds use fungi for food and nesting material, fungal diseases and their significance in the evolution of birds, and why bird numbers are declining globally.

For more information or to RSVP please contact area Cairns Area Coordinator Mikey Hidetoshi Kudo on 0402 343 610.

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