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Bligh Rocks "Morning Light" Bruny Island Warwick Berry

An island where natural processes are at work

For more than 40 years Bob Graham has observed the ongoing natural processes on Bruny Island. These processes remind us that we are part of everything...
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Observing improving ecology in Simpsons Bay

The ecology of Simpsons bay has improved in recent years. Shorebird numbers here have increased. There are a number of reasons behind this improved ec...
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Swift Parrot Bruny Kim Murray

Blue Gums and Swifties

The Blue Gum – Eucalyptus Globulus – is a very important species of tree for the survival of the Swift Parrot, a critically endangered species that fr...
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Shoreline Bluegum Coal point

Marine and coastal life at Coal Point

At a number of spots along the coastline near Adventure Bay, such as at Coal point, are fascinating rock pools and coastal and marine life.
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Adventure Bay, view down beach

Why are beaches curved?

It seems like such a simple question, “why does a beach have a curve on it?”. Yet even small beaches have a curve. This is because the energy of a bea...
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Wave Crashing on Neck Beach with Fluted Cape

Why is the sand finest at the top of a beach?

When a waves come in, there is an enormous amount of energy, but it loses that energy as it sweeps up the beach, dropping heavier particles first and ...
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Hooded plover2 Kim Murray

Protecting shorebirds on Bruny Island

Protecting beach birds is not just about focussing on where they might be when they’re breeding. Its about saying – “these birds occupy many beaches”.
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Ecology of the Neck

The neck is just such an incredibly diverse place. From the productive marine environment of Simpson's bay with rich shallow marine fauna, to the many...
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Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos in the wind

Birds playing in wind at the neck

You quite often see birds, particularly the Pacific Gulls and the New Zealand Kelp Gulls using the wind running over the sand dune at the neck to play...
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Day Walk Tassie Wilderness

Lesson 1: Connect with your corner of Earth

Every story of success in protecting nature through human history starts with one person who felt a deep love for and connection with their corner of ...
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A feral cat free Bruny

As a critical haven for birdlife globally, eradicating feral cats from Bruny Island is an important challenge for the island's ecology
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Bruny Island nesting box project

The Bruny Island nesting box project provides nesting habitat for the critically endangered Forty-Spotted Pardalote and the Swift Parrot.
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