Amazing encounter with a flock of Swifties
Lyndel Wilson describes a very special encounter with a flock of critically endangered Swift Parrots
The natural world is what sustains us
Bird advocate Lyndel Wilson reflects on the importance of connection with the natural world that sustains our livelihoods on this planet.
Bruny Island crucial for the Swift Parrot
Bruny Island is one of the most important breeding habitats for the Swift Parrot. It has the habitat that the Swift Parrots need to produce their chicks in tree hollows, and it is also free of the Sugar Glider – a key introduced predator.
The fastest parrot on the planet
The Swift Parrot is the fastest parrot on the planet. It flies up to 88 kilometres an hour. It is also critically endangered.
Bruny Island: Critical habitat site for birds
Bruny Island is one of the most important habitat sites for a number of threatened species. It is a refuge area, like many islands around Australia and across the world. Bruny Island contains the most important breeding habitat for the Swift Parrot
Birdlife Australia: Saving Birds, Saving Life
BirdLife Australia is one of the peak bodies for birds and bird conservation across Australia. Their overarching goal is to halt the extinction crisis and recover threatened birds across Australia.
Love of nature in the blood
Birdlife Australia's Lyndel Wilson grew up with a love of nature in the blood. Birds in particular are her passion
Coding for Earth
Kuno is on a mission to build a web platform that makes it easy for anyone, anywhere to see, learn about, connect with and act for Earth. We are looking for someone who is passionate about nature AND is passionate about coding, to join our team!
Lake Malbena
Lake Malbena is the heart of Tasmania's Western Lakes wilderness in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. The lake was carved out of the surrounding landscape in the last period of glaciation, well over 10,000 years ago.
Sydney inspiring global leadership on marine restoration
The Sydney Institute of Marine Science is leading groundbreaking marine restoration research, bringing marine life back into Sydney harbour, and potential to catalyse positive change globally.
From surfing came a love of the ocean
Brett Fenton, now a global leader in marine conservation, developed a lifelong love of the ocean through a childhood up and down the New South Wales coast surfing
Connection with nature turns hope into action
According to marine conservation leader Brett Fenton, hope is important, but not enough. But having a deep connection to the environment that we live in, can help us turn hope into action.