Phill Pullinger

Phill Pullinger
Tasmania

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

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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 Markho...
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On Care for Our Common Home

Pope Francis (1936 - 2025) in 2015 published the second encyclical, Laudato si' "On Care for our Common Home". In it, the Pope appealed to humanity to...
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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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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 ...
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Geological History of Bruny Island

The geological event that dominates present day South Bruny was the rising up of huge volumes of magma from the Earth's crust 174 million years ago. W...
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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.
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Packed hall attends Bruny launch

On a wild windswept day, a packed Adventure Bay hall joined Inala, the Bruny Island Environment Network and Kuno's event "Crowdsourcing the Nature of ...
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Hopeful moment for marine conservation in Tasmania

A hopeful moment for marine conservation occurred in Tasmania this week, with the Premier announcing a plan to establish a Marine Environment Act. 
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The future of Life on Earth

Biologist, writer and one of the world's great thinkers, Edward O Wilson, explores and makes a compelling case for the future of Life on Earth, in thi...
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Kuno. Big idea, starting small.

Kuno is a big idea. Starting small. Connecting people with Nature. Empowering those who protect it. Scaling impact for Earth. Join us.
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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 Pullinge...
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Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan

A wonderfully descriptive and useful field guide to the more than 350 birds that frequent Gilgit-Baltistan in Northern Pakistan
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Galleries by Phill

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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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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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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Galleries Contributed by Phill

Wildlife of Antarctica

Antartica, the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic islands host a rich variety of extraordinary life, including penguins, seals, and whales

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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

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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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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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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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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 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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