
On Folktales and conservation: Mararison Island
Folktales carry deep cultural wisdom, and the legend of Mararison Island reflects the enduring connection between storytelling, environmental conserva...
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The Edge of the Sea: Buruanga Coastal Fringe
Tidal flats in both Australia and the Philippines play a crucial role in sustaining marine life, supporting communities, and preserving biodiversity. ...
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The short-tailed shearwater
Every year the short-tailed shearwaters leave the shores of Tasmania and head back to Alaska, leaving their young behind. No-one has told them how to ...
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Paene Insula: The Northwest Panay Peninsula Mountain Range
The Panay Peninsula, a biodiversity haven in the Western Visayas, hosts the Northwest Panay Mountain Range and rare species like Walden’s hornbill. De...
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Farmer of the white gums
The forty-spotted pardalote is one of Australia's most endangered birds and is only found in tiny pockets of white gum woodland on Tasmania's east coa...
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The beauty of nature guiding
Guides, especially local guides, give a great deal of added value to people who are traveling the planet and who love nature, says specialist guide on...
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Caring and connecting on North Bruny
Living where we do now, we are very, very much connected to place, writes the Chair of the Friends of North Bruny, Simon Allston. It's a magical place...
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The nature of sound and the elusive ground parrot
The ground parrot is one of only three ground-dwelling parrots in the world, says wildlife ecologist Dr Sally Bryant. It is a fantastic species about ...
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Dr Sally Bryant: a lifetime in the field
You can never replace looking into the eyes of a little pademelon or something in the pouch, or holding a devil or hearing their noise at night, write...
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Growing up surrounded by science
Bird ecologist Dr Catherine Young always said she wouldn't follow in her brother's footsteps, into environmental science. But growing up in South Afri...
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The exceptional, wild Ningaloo
For writer Tim Winton, it's no secret the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo coast in his native WA is a place he feels intrinsically linked to, and duty-...
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From Loch Ness to South Bruny Island
I think I'm going to blame my parents. I grew up on the shore of Loch Ness in Scotland and they own a garden nursery, so I was permeated with plant na...
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