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Rare and elusive: the two Bruny birds on visitor wish lists

We will often be sent a wish list by someone before they even arrive on Bruny Island, Inala Nature Tours guide Cat Davidson says of visiting bird-watchers. Nearly every single time the critically-endangered swift parrot or the endangered forty-spotted pardalote is high on the list.

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Species, emotion and place

Take a moment to think about a species you care about, and the emotions you feel when you think about the interactions you've had. You might feel a sense of magic or a loss of words. Ecologist and PhD student Edith Shum wants to understand that feeling and how it connects to place and environmental change.

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Protecting Bruny's beach-dwellers

Dog management on Bruny Island is a big issue, writes bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler. He has many photos of dogs predating on vulnerable eggs, chicks and adult nesting birds - and he's urging dog owners to put them on a lead.

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Watch: behind the scenes at the Bruny Island Bird Festival

The Bruny Island Bird Festival celebrated its 7th festival in March this year. Held every two years, the biennial event is becoming ever-more popular, thanks to a dedicated and passionate cohort of bird ecologists, ornithologists, Nature lovers and the Bruny Island community. Join film-maker Marcio Conrado as he goes behind the scenes to capture the wonder.

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Bruny Island Bird Festival

It's well documented that people with a connection to Nature - or to something they like - are far more active in conserving it, writes BirdLife Tasmania's Karen Dick. The Bruny Island Bird Festival occurs every two years and is a critical event to help develop that connection. It's also a time to inspire the next generation.

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Bruny Island launch: Dan Broun talks about how you can get involved

In this series we'll introduce you to some key people involved in building the Bruny Island field guide. Here, Manager of the Kuno Earth Media Centre Dan Broun talks about how you can get involved with Kuno and share your knowledge and love of Nature.

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Bruny Island launch: CEO Phill Pullinger on the Kuno concept

In this series we'll introduce you to some key people involved in building the Bruny Island field guide. Here, Kuno Director and CEO Dr Phill Pullinger explains his vision for Kuno, how the guide works and building a caring community.

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Packed hall attends Bruny launch

On a wild windswept day, a packed Adventure Bay hall joined Inala, the Bruny Island Environment Network and Kuno's event "Crowdsourcing the Nature of Bruny"

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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.

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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

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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.

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