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Dan Broun Ground Parrot

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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Nature as music

A lot of our music is very much to a beat that's super regular, and it feels quite grid-like. Through Nature, you can start to feel a pulse, writes Br...
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From hunter, to guardian: the inspiring journey of Benjamin Tacud and the fight to save the dulungan

Benjamin Tacud is an irreplaceable figure in Panay's conservation community. His transformation to protector of the critically-endangered bird he once...
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The magic of Bruny Island

"It's just a place that you feel very alive and you feel nature feeling very alive around you," says specialist guide with Inala Nature Tours, Cat Dav...
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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-watc...
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Tim Winton: his new novel and our climate emergency

"I'm not proud that I've finished it, to be honest. I'm proud that I've survived it," says acclaimed Australian author Tim Winton of his new novel Jui...
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Jamie Kirkpatrick: a life for Nature

We pay our respects to Tasmanian conservation giant, Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, who passed away last month aged 78. Kuno's Dan Broun s...
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Dr Sally Bryant

Communicating the plight of the pardalote

We have been talking about the pardalote for a long time, but the story just gets more exciting and more interesting the more information we gather, w...
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