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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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Slow Down for Wildlife

Saving wildlife on Bruny Island's roads

Bruny Island is a haven for wildlife, but increased tourist numbers have led to more native animals being killed on the roads. Here is how to make a d...
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Cloudy Bay's extraordinary ecology

Cloudy Bay is a coastal landscape of extraordinary ecological significance, hosting shorebirds, migratory whales, Rikali (water rats) and exquisite an...
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White Wallaby "Wally" Bruny Island Warwick Berry

Slow down and Save Wildlife

Driving very slowly at dawn, dusk and at night, during the hours that native animals are most active is important to protect our native species on Bru...
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Forty Spotted Pardalote Kim Murray

Improving reproductive success of forty spotted pardalotes

This study found that giving forty-spotted pardalotes support to 'self-fumigate' their nests increased their reproductive success more than tenfold
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Swift Parrots on Branch Rob Blakers

Swift parrots and introduced bees compete for nectar

This study illustrates the competition between introduced bees and the endangered Swift Parrot for nectar availability.
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Forty Spotted Pardalote Kim Murray

Genetic diversity and saving the forty spotted Pardalote

This article published in Heredity highlights the importance of genetic monitoring alongside other conservation actions in saving the exquisite endang...
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Forty Spotted Closeup Kim Murray

Threatened Species on Bruny Island

An extensive report compiled by ecologist Dr Tonia Cochran and Tasmania's Threatened Species Unit into the stunningly varied bird, plant and animal sp...
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Inala Jurassic Garden's Noah's Ark project

The Inala Jurassic Garden is a small, privately-owned botanic garden located at Inala, on Bruny Island. It is a repository for more than 700 species o...
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Cycling Bruny

Bruny is a lovely, beautiful and fun place to explore by bicycle, with a wide variety of natural vistas and landscapes – a microcosm of the nature of ...
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Camping on Bruny Island

Bruny Island is a wonderful place to relax, forget about the worries of the world, and to reconnect with nature. There are a number of great spots to ...
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Mars Bluff to Neck Beach

Walking on Bruny Island

Bruny Island is a wonderful place to enjoy some long, slow, relaxing and beautiful walks in nature. Stunning coastal walks, clifftops, forests, fascin...
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