The Parker family has been involved in nurturing and caring for Australian wildlife fo over four decades. Share an interactive close up encounter with wildlife including kangaroos, emus, koalas, dingoes, giant turtles and more. Lizard Island Research Station, which is operated by the Australian Museum, provides access to an enormous diversity of habitats and species. Lizard Island Research Station offers world class research facilities with access to reefs in almost any weather by a fleet of small boats. The Research Station has well equipped laboratories, a flow-through aquarium and scuba diving facilities.
Lizard Island is reached by small aircraft from Cairns.
You can fly directly to Cairns from the west coast of the USA and many Asian ports. Cairns, in northern Queensland, is about 6 hours flying time from Melbourne, Victoria. Participants will be advised of travel arrangements from Cairns to Lizard Island. Collecting Permits will be organised by Penny Berents. All participants will need to nominate their planned research or collecting activities when registering for the trip.