The Grand View Hotel will celebrate World Wetlands Week by hosting two entertaining and informative speakers, Dr Peter Davie and Paul Hodda, who have contributed to the conservation of Moreton Bay and its wildlife.

Dr Davie is principal author and curator for the Queensland Museum, and Mr Hodda is chairman of the Australian Whale Conservation Society.

Dr Davie will talk about the stunning and informative 'Wild Guide to Moreton Bay', which is a comprehensive colourful guide to the wildlife that lives in and around Moreton Bay.

Mr Hodda's knowledge of whales and dolphins will provide a wonderful insight into these amazing marine creatures in Moreton Bay.

Science in the Grand View Hotel (Cleveland) is on Saturday, February 11, from 9am - 12pm.

Both the talks and morning tea will be free.

For information, contact Wildlife Queensland Bayside Branch by email bayside@wildlife.org.au or Michael Lusis mbon 0448 761 114.

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year in February. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international co-operation

for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Moreton Bay is listed under the RAMSAR convention and is a wetland of international significance, its wildlife has contributed to this listing.

This year's World Wetlands theme is to focus on responsible wetland tourism.