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Neck Beach from Truganini Lookout

Contrasting beaches at the Neck

There are two incredibly different coastal environments to the west and the east of the neck, as explained here by geographer and naturalist, Bob Grah...
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Peregrine1 on Bruny Kim Murray

Raptors on Bruny Island

Bruny Island has a splendid array of raptors, from Boobook owls to Peregrine falcons, Hobbys and the magnificent White-Bellied Sea Eagle and Wedge-Tai...
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Love of Bruny

Bruny Island is like a portal into the ecological past of Australia. It is just magical living on Bruny Island
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Myrtles, a gondwanic relic on Bruny

The myrtle is an ancient relic of Gondwanaland, that on Bruny Island can be found close to sea level
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A feral cat free Bruny

As a critical haven for birdlife globally, eradicating feral cats from Bruny Island is an important challenge for the island's ecology
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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 landscape

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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