Wildlife Australia
Inspiring stronger ties to nature to empower conservation
since 1963
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A subscription to wildlife conservation!
Published by Wildlife Queensland, our quarterly, 48-page full-colour Wildlife Australia magazine features articles by experts, researchers and award-winning natural history authors and showcases the photography of some of Australia’s most talented photographers.
Inside each issue you’ll find:
- Inspiring articles, written by leading experts in conservation
- The latest breakthroughs and discoveries from our network of researchers
- Stunning images from celebrated wildlife photographers
- Insights into conservation projects straight from the field
- Challenging debates on nature and conservation’s hottest topics
- Spotlights on the threatened species and habitats we simply can’t afford to lose
Available in print and digital formats. All proceeds from Wildlife Australia support Wildlife Queensland’s crucial conservation projects.
Preview Wildlife Australia Summer 2022
A look inside: Wildlife Australia Summer 2022 edition
There is a brutal realisation creeping across Australian communities that time is running out for many of our most unique species — mainly because their habitat is running out.
Humans are simply part of nature and totally reliant upon it for survival — a point author, ecologist, photographer and filmmaker Simon Mustoe has been driving home for many years. It is a key theme of his latest book, Wildlife in the Balance.
“Where ecosystems are concerned, no species (even human) is more important than another,” he writes in his opinion piece Fact: Animals make ecosystems habitable (p16). This is actually a message of hope, not despair, from Mustoe.
Hope that we humans are coming to our senses is also a theme of acclaimed international wildlife photographer Tim Laman and his latest book, Bird Planet (p38). He believes people who admire birds are steadily drawn closer to the natural world — and protecting it.
Then there is the concerted drive by Deborah Tabart and the Australian Koala Foundation to establish a viable interconnected habitat — an area of about 1.5 million kilometres — that stretches from Cairns to Melbourne (p13). After three decades, AKF is tired of waiting for government.
Yet with help from the Western Australian government, Dirk Hartog Island’s Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration Project just celebrated its halfway mark, releasing 85 western grasswrens. The birds are back after being made extinct here in the 19th century (p18).
There are many other examples in this edition: People saving endangered nudibranch colonies under a bridge in Victoria (p32); returning the rare Gilbert’s potoroo to its original habitat at Two Peoples Bay (p22); and native stingless beekeepers moving their hives to safety from the scourge of the varroa mite.
Humans are interdependent with wildlife and the natural world. We just need reminding.
Wildlife Australia is dedicated to ensuring we offer our advertisers unique advertising options that are relevant to our readership. This ensures Wildlife Australia is enjoyable for our customers and provides an effective marketing platform for our partners.
Why advertise with Wildlife Australia?
As a print and digital wildlife magazine with its own mobile app, web page and Facebook page, Wildlife Australia provides a unique opportunity for businesses to reach nature lovers and conservationists through a variety of channels.
We reach a national network of close to 10,000 environmentally aware people. This includes our:
- print and digital subscribers
- university, school and library subscribers
- social media and Wildlife Queensland member contacts.
Advertising rates
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For further advertising enquiries, please email advertising@wildlife.org.au.
Want to write for Wildlife Australia? Well, you’re in good company. Many leading scientists and award-winning authors have contributed over the magazine’s almost six decades of quality natural history publishing.
Benefits of writing for Wildlife Australia
- Promote your work to peers, conservationists, naturalists, citizen scientists and everyday enthusiasts from around the globe.
- Hone your popular writing skills with the help of a friendly, professional editor.
- Authors receive a PDF of the finished article and a complimentary print copy of the issue.
Articles
Most articles are written by experts or professionals and are provided pro bono, as the publisher is not-for-profit, but all nature lovers are invited to pitch an article by submitting a brief proposal to the editor.
Submission guidelines:
- The editor will provide a clear brief and a 4–8 week schedule for the final draft copy.
- Article submissions should be between 1,000 to 2,000 words in length. A short biography of the writer is requested. Preferred formatting is Microsoft Word or any text-only format.
- Use first-person narrative style for feature articles.
- Use sensory storytelling (plenty of description of sights, sounds and smells) to engage readers and give them an idea of what it’s like out there in the field.
- Articles should excite readers about science and wildlife, raise important conservation topics, and reassure subscribers that writers like you — and not-for-profits like us — are focused on protecting the continent’s biodiversity.
Copyright:
All authors retain shared copyright. This means you can later submit your article to other publications, whether online or in print, or upload it to your own website or online portfolio.
Wildlife Australia retains joint copyright of articles and sometimes shares content with conservation or advertising partners for free, purely for promotional purposes. Wildlife Australia does not receive any payment for content sharing and is committed to protecting the privacy and rights of its contributors.
Book reviews and excerpts
Please contact us about the possibility of including a book review or excerpt of your work.
Product reviews
- If you have a product you would like positively reviewed, please pitch it to the editor on editor@wildlife.org.au.
- We prefer eco-friendly products with a value of $15 or more, although we also review smaller/inexpensive items on occasion.
We remain grateful to all of our Wildlife Australia contributors for enabling us to continue making a difference.
Previous editions
Wildlife Australia Spring 2022
Wildlife Australia Winter 2022
Wildlife Australia Autumn 2022
Wildlife Australia Summer 2021
Wildlife Australia Spring 2021
Wildlife Australia Winter 2021
