WWF-Australia - for a living planet

Wallpaper your mobile to support Australia's threatened species!

WWF's research indicates now is the time to act to rescue an alarming number of Australian species from extinction. The lack of a safety net of protected areas for threatened species is putting our unique wildlife at risk of being lost forever. But everyday Australians can take action to save these species, and easily too - via their mobile phones. By downloading the WWF Threatened Species Wallpapers, you will get stunning images of threatened species from WWF's image library. In addition, $2.95 (less GST) of the proceeds of the wallpaper download will be distributed to WWF to support our ongoing research work.

Spotted tail quoll © WWF-Canon/Frédy MERCAY

Spotted tail quoll
© WWF-Canon/Frédy MERCAY

October Wallpaper - Spotted-tailed quolls

Spotted-tailed quolls, Australia's largest carnivorous marsupials, once lived across Australia but numbers have declined due to loss of habitat and introduced species such as foxes, cats and cane toads.

Find out more about the Spotted-tailed quoll here.

How to get your wallpaper

Mobile phone subscribers with compatible handsets simply SMS 'WWF' to 13 POND (13 7663)
(See further instructions below on how to download a wallpaper to your mobile)

Why launch the wallpapers on National Threatened Species Day?

National Threatened Species Day commemorates the death of the last Tasmanian tiger in captivity on this day in 1936. It was instigated in 1996 by the Threatened Species Network , and is managed by WWF and the Australian Government.

For National Threatened Species Day 2008, WWF and Telstra BigPond will launch a wallpaper of a threatened wallaby. Then, each month, a new wallpaper featuring a different threatened species will be released to download. Each wallpaper will have a species page on WWF's site so that people can learn more about these amazing animals. Together with Australian communities, we are aiming to reverse the decline of our native animals.

Bigpond and WWF logo

Instructions on how to download and save a wallpaper to your mobile

For Telstra Mobile customers (and Optus mobile customers):-

  1. SMS 'WWF' to 13 POND (13 7663)
    • a standard SMS charge will apply.
  2. You will be sent a message:- "For your WWF wallpaper click now: http://m.callertones.com.au/free3 or visit www.mobilefun.telstra.com/promotion/wwf/
    • Click on the link.
    • Costs of the download will be detailed.
    • Browsing charges may apply to access this wap page for some customers - for instance if you are a 2G Telstra mobile customer.
    • Costs will depend on the individual Mobile phone plan
  3. Click to accept the purchase
    • Telstra customers will be charged $2.95 to their bill or the cost will be taken from their pre-paid balance.
    • Other customers need to enter their mobile number and will be charged $3.55 for the wallpaper via a premium SMS service and any other charges applicable to their network.
  4. The wallpaper is then downloaded to your mobile.
    • To set up as a wallpaper, select “Options” and “Set as a wallpaper”. (This will vary according to the type of Mobile handset in use).

For Vodafone Customers:-

  1. Vodafone customers can still purchase a wallpaper by going to www.mobilefun.telstra.com/promotion/wwf/. A standard SMS charge will apply.
  2. Customers will be charged $3.55 via a premium SMS service and any other charges applicable to their network.
  3. The wallpaper is then downloaded to your mobile.
    • To set up as a wallpaper, select “Options” and “Set as a wallpaper”. (This will vary according to the type of Mobile handset in use).