Award Winners 2011

Award Winners 2011 - 2006 Winners

2006 Winners

The 2006 Whitley Medal

Adelaide, Nature of a City
Edited by Christopher Daniels and Catherine Tait
Published by BioCity, the Centre for Urban Habitats at the University of Adelaide.

2006 Whitely Certificates

The Awards include Certificates of Commendation and this year 11 publications (books and electronic) received commendations.
These were:

For best children's book -

Leaf Litter, Exploring the Mysteries of a Hidden World
Author and illustrator: Rachel Tonkin
Angus and Robertson

For best children's story -

Emily and Alfie
Author: Meredith Hooper
Illustrator: Emma Quay
Hachette Children’s Books Australia

For an outstanding periodical -

Wingspan, For Birds and Birdwatchers
Content Editor: Penny Olsen Production
Editor: Sophie Knezic
Designer: Andrea Williamson
Birds Australia

For natural history -

Albatross, Elusive Mariners of the Southern Ocean
Authors: Aleks Terauds & Fiona Stewart
Reed New Holland

For a conservation resource -

CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates; A reference with conservation status
Authors: Mark Clayton, John Wombey, Ian Mason, Terry Chesser & Alice Wells
CSIRO Publishing

On urban fauna -

Wild Neighbours
Author: Ian Temby
Citrus Press

For the natural history of an iconic species -

Wedge-tailed Eagle
Author: Penny Olsen
CSIRO Publishing

For the best conservation text -

Practical Conservation Biology
Authors: David Lindenmayer & Mark Burgman
CSIRO Publishing

For an identification key (CD)
Centipedes of Australia
Authors: Matthew Colloff, Anne Hastings, Fiona Spier & Jean Devonshire CSIRO Entomology

For the illustrations in a limited edition -

Marsupials of Australia Vol 3 Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-kangaroos
Illustrator: Rosemary Woodford Ganf
Mallon Publishing

For a conservation manual -

South Australian Rangelands and Aboriginal Land Wildlife Management Manual
Author: Harald Ehmann
Dept of Water, Land & Biodiversity Conservation, SA