Phill Pullinger
About Phill
Phill is a GP, conservationist, author of Tarkine Trails, and co-founder of Kuno. Phill has broad expertise and a long held passionate commitment to the natural world.
Background
Phill grew up in Burnie on the North-West Coast of Tasmania, and has long had a love for nature, passion for its protection, and belief in the importance of nature in people's lives.
Phill's efforts to and success in conserving nature have included work with the Cam River Action Group, The Wilderness Society, Doctors for Forests, the Tarkine National Coalition, Environment Tasmania and Kuno.
Phill's has worked as a doctor in emergency, general practice and rural and remote medicine in Alice Springs, SW Western Australia, Central Australia, Western NSW and Tasmania.
Phill has Masters degrees in Economics and Public Policy, and is author of Tarkine Trails.
Phill currently works as a GP on Bruny Island and as founder of Kuno.
Articles by Phill
Local Heroes
The Goldman Environmental Prize honors the achievements and leadership of grassroots environmental advocates from around the world. The 2025 prize winners have demonstrated a heroic commitment to achieve change in their care for their corner of our remarkable planet.
Lesson 1: Connect with your corner of Earth
Every story of success in protecting nature through human history starts with one person who felt a deep love for and connection with their corner of planet Earth.
Autumn Fungi of the Styx Valley
The Styx Valley, home to the tallest flowering planets on the face of planet Earth, comes alive with a kaleidoscope of red, green, blue, purple, yellow fungi of all shapes and sizes in Autumn.
How to save life on Earth
Biologist and Pulitzer winner E.O. Wilson's proposes a bold plan to preserve the world’s biodiversity: set aside half of the entire planet for natural habitats.
"I have a dream" - speech by Martin Luther King
"I have a dream", is the famous speech delivered by American Civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. An inspirational moment for all interested in our common future.
Bruny Island - lunawanna-alonnah field guide
The Bruny Field guide is a special project that is ‘crowd-sourcing’ a rich, beautiful and comprehensive guide to the natural history of Bruny Island, its stories, conservation needs and how to see, connect with and be inspired by this extraordinary place
Walden by Henry D Thoreau
Walden or Life in the Woods, the reflections of Henry Thoreau on living simply and close to nature, is one of the most influential books in American literature.
Coding for Earth
Kuno is on a mission to build a web platform that makes it easy for anyone, anywhere to see, learn about, connect with and act for Earth. We are looking for someone who is passionate about nature AND is passionate about coding, to join our team!
The Lancet Planetary Health Diet
The Lancet "Food in the Anthropocene" study was a ground-breaking paper on eating healthily from sustainable food systems in the 21st century.
A parable for our place
Gerard Castles (1961 - 2025), one of Tasmania's great thinkers, saw that the story of the end of Apartheid was a parable that could teach Tasmanians how to think about the islands' divisions, what the island is, and what it could be.
Markhors - Cliffwalkers of Chitral
The Markhor is a large species of goat that frequents the Karakoram and Himalayan mountains. This documentary features exquisite footage of the Markhor and other wildlife of the Chitral region.
Jane Goodall on the web of life
Jane Goodall makes a plea for saving Earth's fragile web of life in this moving short film.
Galleries by Phill
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
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.
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.
Galleries Contributed by Phill
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.
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.
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
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.
Pelagic Birds of Tasmania
Pelagic birds are birds that spend a large part of their life on the open ocean. These include the majestic Albatross, petrels and terns. This gallery of Pelagic birds by Marcio Conrado was taken off the Tasman Peninsula
Duco - redemption in nature
Imagery from the life of Duco, a Brazilian environmentalist, nature and bird-guide who found redemption in nature