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Dont Think of an Elephant

Don't Think of an Elephant: Framing in public debate

George Lakoff's ground-breaking book is an essential guide for understanding your own values and framing the debate.

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David Attenborough on how to save our planet

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough addresses the biggest question of our times - how to save our planet.

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A thriving island arts community

Growing up on Bruny Island was incredible. There's a strong community of people engaged in making art that is kind of born of the island. And a lot of people come here and it just ignites something in them to make art. Different art, Bruny art, writes resident composer and guitarist Julius Schwing.

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A tiny transhemispheric migrant

Tasmania is the stronghold for the short-tailed shearwater, writes bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler. But they are also a remarkable transhemispheric migrant, flying to Antarctica in two days to find food for their chicks, before travelling north to Japan, Russia and Alaska for the northern summer. Then, they'll do it all again.

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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 their favoured botanic beauty. This article contains a few of the oldest souls on our wondrous planet.

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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 and varied marine animals.

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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 Woehler, of his more than 10 trips to Macquarie Island. Read about his journey.

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The fascinating beaches of Bruny

The real fascination with this place, Bruny, is, it’s an island, with this incredibly varied coastal environment. With wild ocean facing beaches, to stable Channel facing beaches, shell beaches, rocky beaches and everything in between.

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Bruny Island launch: CEO Phill Pullinger on the Kuno concept

In this series we'll introduce you to some key people involved in building the Bruny Island field guide. Here, Kuno Director and CEO Dr Phill Pullinger explains his vision for Kuno, how the guide works and building a caring community.

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Orange Bellied Parrot Kim Murray

The open water migration of three rare parrots

It is unusual that there's only three species of parrot that migrate across open water in the world. They all migrate across Bass Strait, and they're all on the threatened species list. These are the Swift Parrot and the Orange-Bellied Parrot, which are both critically endangered, and the Blue-Winged Parrot, which has just been listed as vulnerable.

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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-watchers. Nearly every single time the critically-endangered swift parrot or the endangered forty-spotted pardalote is high on the list.

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Why are beaches curved?

It seems like such a simple question, “why does a beach have a curve on it?”. Yet even small beaches have a curve. This is because the energy of a beach is concentrated in the middle.

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Mosman Wildlife

Dozens of species of native animals frequent the remnant moist gullies and bushland of the Mosman peninsula, from the Eastern Water Dragon to Peron's Tree Frog and the endangered Powerful Owl

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Bruny Island - A Photographer's Paradise

Bruny Island is an island, off an island, off an island, surrounded by islands. Image: Nick Monk

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Dusky dolphin: ocean acrobat

The dusky dolphin is one of the smaller dolphin species with a maximum weight of about 85 kilograms and a length, of just over two metres. The dusky dolphin is a social species, known for its agility and coordinated acrobatic abilities.

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Dark Sky Sanctuaries

The aurora australis lights the skies of Southwest Tasmania. The next Dark Sky Sanctuary? Image: Dan Broun

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Bruny Island wildlife

Bruny Island is a haven for rare and unique birds and animals, and is one of the best bird-watching spots in Australia.

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Duco - redemption in nature

Imagery from the life of Duco, a Brazilian environmentalist, nature and bird-guide who found redemption in nature

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Launching in Hobart

In another successful launch event for Kuno, a big crowd turned out in Hobart on the 1st of October 2024 to hear more about the project, meet the team behind the vision, hear from inspiring speakers and network with other Nature lovers. Thank you Hobart for your support!

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The fairy tern: tiny beach nester

The fairy tern is a similar size to a hooded plover - so tiny, it would sit comfortably in the palm of your hand. They lay just two eggs, onto the beach sand. See these remarkable images from Tasmanian-based bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler.

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Southwest National Park, Tasmania

Southwest National Park in Tasmania is a vast, mostly trackless wilderness containing ancient forests, the wildest rivers, a glaciated and mountainous landscape and a spectacular coastline with rich aboriginal history.

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Bruny Island Coastline

Bruny Island has an intricate, complex, beautiful and varied coastline, ranging from sheltered inlets, shallow bays, mudflats, lagoons, and grand sea-cliffs, through to long sandy ocean facing beaches.

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The Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree National Park was once described by early explorers as a “profitless locality” and that it “shall be forever unvisited”.
A bit of time, visitation by those with a more discerning eye and the efforts of a determined woman resulted in the protection of a treasured place.

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Wildlife of Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan

Snow leopards, golden marmot, markhor, golden eagles, lynx, and other wildlife species frequent the extraordinary region of Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan in Northern Pakistan

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Duco - redemption in nature

Imagery from the life of Duco, a Brazilian environmentalist, nature and bird-guide who found redemption in nature

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Southwest National Park, Tasmania

Southwest National Park in Tasmania is a vast, mostly trackless wilderness containing ancient forests, the wildest rivers, a glaciated and mountainous landscape and a spectacular coastline with rich aboriginal history.

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Bruny Island wildlife

Bruny Island is a haven for rare and unique birds and animals, and is one of the best bird-watching spots in Australia.

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Wildlife of Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan

Snow leopards, golden marmot, markhor, golden eagles, lynx, and other wildlife species frequent the extraordinary region of Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan in Northern Pakistan

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Rockhopper penguins

The dramatic-looking rockhopper penguin is characterised by its red eyes, upright yellow head feathers along a supercilium stripe and a crest of black feathers on top. They are separated into three sub-species, photographer here by ecologist Dr Eric Woehler (OAM) and located around the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic zones.

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takayna / Tarkine

Takayna / Tarkine is a hugely diverse wild landscape with an extraordinary history. Largely unprotected this region has huge potential for national park and world heritage status.

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Birds of the Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse forests in the world including almost 1000 bird species. Here are a few of these birds from photographer Marcio Conrado.

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Zion National Park, Utah

The two thousand-foot deep red sandstone canyon through Zion National Park is a majestic masterpiece, carved out over ancient time by the Virgin River. Known for its intense seasonal colours and dramatic vistas and established in 1919, Zion is Utah's first National Park.

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Mosman Wildlife

Dozens of species of native animals frequent the remnant moist gullies and bushland of the Mosman peninsula, from the Eastern Water Dragon to Peron's Tree Frog and the endangered Powerful Owl

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Bruny Island - A Photographer's Paradise

Bruny Island is an island, off an island, off an island, surrounded by islands. Image: Nick Monk

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The Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree National Park was once described by early explorers as a “profitless locality” and that it “shall be forever unvisited”.
A bit of time, visitation by those with a more discerning eye and the efforts of a determined woman resulted in the protection of a treasured place.

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Dark Sky Sanctuaries

The aurora australis lights the skies of Southwest Tasmania. The next Dark Sky Sanctuary? Image: Dan Broun

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Bruny Nesting Box project

This project aims to provide critical nesting habitat for the endangered Forty-Spotted Pardalote
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Bruny Nesting Box project

This project aims to provide critical nesting habitat for the endangered Forty-Spotted Pardalote
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