
Plight of the shorebirds
The hooded plover and pied oystercatcher can only live, breed and feed successfully on the beach, writes Dr Eric Woehler (OAM). And that, he says, mak...
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Bruny Island launch: James Bunker on the Bruny Island Environment Network
In this series we'll introduce you to some key people involved in building the Bruny Island field guide. Here, conservationist and Vice-President of t...
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Bruny Island launch: Dr Tonia Cochran on its global significance
In this series we'll introduce you to some key people involved in building the Bruny Island field guide. Here, Inala Nature Tours owner Dr Tonia Cochr...
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The great Tasmanian bird count
Bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler once thought it would take about five years to travel around most of Tasmania’s beaches and survey their inhabitants. 3...
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A lifelong love for wildlife
Dr Eric Woehler has been asked a few times where his passion and interest came from. He grew up in Hobart in a caring home, but nature wasn’t somethin...
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Macquarie Island: a true wildlife hotspot
“Every time, it’s like the first time. You’re just like a kid in the candy store when you see that much wildlife,” says veteran bird ecologist Dr Eric...
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The amazing migration
Dr Eric Woehler says he doesn’t need to exaggerate what these tiny migratory bird species can do - “I can simply tell people the bird that sits in the...
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It started in South Africa
For ecologist/ornithologist and Birdlife Tasmania Convenor Dr Karen Dick, her love of nature comes from her South African childhood, a mother who reha...
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Albatross: a life at sea
Karen Dick's love of seabirds goes back a long way to her university days. She is captivated by the big pelagics, who can live to a great age and spen...
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Tasmania: every day's a birding day
Tasmania may be a tiny landmass compared to the Australian mainland, but it's home to 12 bird species you can't find anywhere else. Birds are everywhe...
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The Oldest Soul
Plant and tree enthusiasts around the globe have long debated which tree is the oldest on Earth. Like anyone with passion they state the case for thei...
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Poetry: Wild (Tumawog Falls)
Tumawog falls is one of the hidden gems of Panipiason, a remote town on Panay Island. This beautiful piece of poetry from Iss Bautista explores the ca...
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