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

Bottlenose Dolphin

Nowhere Else on Earth

Tasmania's marine environment is home to exquisite sea creatures and ecosystems found nowhere else on Earth. 
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Adventure Bay, view down beach

A National Park for Bruny Island

Bruny Island hosts an exquisite microcosm of the natural beauty of Tasmania. An inspiring long term vision for Bruny is to consolidate unprotected for...
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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 Gavin Thurston

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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Local Heroes

The Goldman Environmental Prize honors the achievements and leadership of grassroots environmental advocates from around the world. The 2025 prize win...
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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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Our planet: One Planet

Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this spectacular documentary narrated by Sir Dav...
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Kuno Mobile

Introducing Kuno - launch event

Kuno. The Nature platform. An exciting new start-up whose mission is to connect people with nature, empower those who protect it and scale impact for ...
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Walden Henry Thoreau

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 l...
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How to use Kuno

Kuno is your platform to share a love of Earth. Here is a simple guide for how to use it.
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Marina Silva

Marina Silva - champion of the Amazon

Born in the Amazon, Marina Silva has been a major figure for decades in its preservation. This film explores her life.
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Gerard Castles Dan Broun

Gerard Castles on place

Gerard Castles (1961 - 2025) was one of Tasmania's greatest thinkers and advocates for its wild places. Here he talks beautifully of the spiritual imp...
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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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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 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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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.

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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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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 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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Projects Contributed by Phill

Bruny Biosphere project

Bruny Island (Nuenonne: lunawanna-alonnah) is a globally significant ecological ark. A haven for birdlife. A critical refuge for a myriad of rare and threatened species. Home to highly varied and exquisite Natural landscapes. An extraordinary rich microcosm of the Nature...
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