By Michael Snedic

Southern Angle-headed Dragon’s are prehistoric-looking dragons, which use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings, especially in the face of danger. They are somewhat similar to the Boyd’s Forest Dragon of Queensland’s wet tropics however this species is subtropical being found in rainforests and adjacent wet sclerophyll forests on the coastal ranges of eastern Australia. Read the rest of this entry »

The new Rainforest Rescue patron George Lewin has a name shared by one of Australia’s most familiar rainforest birds, the Lewin’s honeyeater.

The bird was named after John William Lewin, son of William Lewin, who wrote the seven volume Birds of Great Britain. John Lewin sailed to Australia in 1800 seeking fame and wealth as an ornithologist. He was the first non-convict natural history artist in the colony, producing the first book on Australian birds, The Birds of New Holland, published in 1808. Read the rest of this entry »