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Father and son Dulungan Hornbill by David Quimpo

Rufous-headed Hornbill: A flagship species for conservation action

Amidst the heightened anxiety of the pandemic, a global programme dubbed as the EDGE of Existence has chosen David Quimpo, a Panay island conservation specialist, to work on his project to “Improve the conservation of the Rufous-headed Hornbills in the municipalities of Madalag and Malinao, Aklan, Philippines”.

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Mosman Bushcare

From Bulldozers to Bush Regeneration

The Mosman Parks and Bushland Association was formed in the 1964 by residents protesting against a road being bulldozed through natural bushland in Mosman. This group became the birthplace for Australia's bush regeneration movement.

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Forty Spotted Pardalote Bruny Island Kim Murray

Saving Forty Spotted Pardalote chicks from blood-sucking maggots!

A critical problem for Forty Spotted Pardalotes breeding is a native fly which lays its eggs inside their nests. When the eggs hatch, the maggots come out and burrow under the skin of the 40-Spotted Pardalote nestlings and suck their blood. But a unique conservation project might have found a solution

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Beautiful Blue Gum

Why old trees are so important for endangered woodland birds

Why are old trees so important for endangered woodland birds? It takes a tree 100 years or more, generally, to start developing hollows. These hollows are critical for nest sites for these birds

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Swift parrot1 Kim Murray

8 critical challenges for saving the Swift Parrot

Do we want to have a world with Swift Parrots, or don't we? If we do, we've got to act right now because we're running out of time fast. Here are 8 critical challenges for the Swift Parrot.

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Closeup of Forty Spotted Pardalote Kim Murray

A hopeful road-map for saving the Forty Spotted Pardalote

There is a lot of positive stuff and a nice road map laid out to recover the endangered Forty Spotted Pardalote, including through a project that's being run by the Bruny Island Environment Network called the Threatened Woodland Birds of Bruny Island.

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Helping Forty Spotted Pardalotes nest

An extraordinary conservation project on Bruny Island is building nest boxes tailored to help one of the world's rarest birds. The project is figuring out how to let Forty-Spotted pardalotes in but keeps others out.

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Swift parrot2 Kim Murray

Bruny and Maria Island critical for Swift Parrot's survival

Swift Parrots are critically endangered. The one thing that has kept the Swift Parrot going, is that there are two islands, Bruny Island and Maria Island, where there are no sugar gliders. And on these islands, the birds can breed successfully if there is sufficient food.

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Photographer Tasman Peninsula Dan Broun

The power and purpose of photography

Photography serves many needs. It can inspire us to travel or to care for place. It can elicit emotion. A photograph can tell one story or a thousand stories. Photography has magical power when used with purpose.

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How to use Kuno

Kuno is your platform to share a love of Earth. Here is a simple guide for how to use it.

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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 ecology.

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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 frequents Bruny Island.

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