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QBE helps birdlife bounce back after catastrophic fires

QBE has made another substantial donation to support long-time partner Taronga Conservation Society Australia, a leader in wildlife rehabilitation and environmental research and education.

Following catastrophic bushfires last summer, QBE dedicated this year’s campaign to helping ‘Birdlife Bounce Back’. It is estimated more than 180 million birds were killed, including threatened species such as the Regent Honeyeater, Eastern Bristlebird and Glossy Black Cockatoo.

QBE will match $6,087 raised via public donations for the not-for-profit during October’s “Birds for Good” initiative at the QBE Free-flight Bird Show, which has run daily at Taronga Zoo in Sydney for more than 20 years.

During a 15-year partnership, QBE has contributed almost $30,000 to Taronga, not including the public donations raised.

The 2020 donation will help fund Taronga’s breeding efforts and to restore resilient landscapes for the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater, one of Taronga’s 11 legacy species which it is dedicating the next decade to help conserve.