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

Mars Bluff to Neck Beach

Walking on Bruny Island

Bruny Island is a wonderful place to enjoy some long, slow, relaxing and beautiful walks in nature. Stunning coastal walks, clifftops, forests, fascin...
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Child camping

Camping on Bruny Island

Bruny Island is a wonderful place to relax, forget about the worries of the world, and to reconnect with nature. There are a number of great spots to ...
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African Bush Elephants

Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara is the northern reaches of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, one of the most important wildlife areas and wild landscapes in Africa
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Photo of Earth by NASA on Unsplash

Pale Blue Dot: Carl Sagan

In this famous and compelling speech, Carl Sagan contextualises humankind's home, Earth.
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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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Pale Dlue Dot photo by NASA on Unsplash

Carl Sagan: Who speaks for Earth?

Legendary planetary scientist Carl Sagan puts Earth into the context of our Universe and makes a compelling case for all of us to speak for Earth.
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Brown Bear in Northern Pakistan

Deosai: The Last Sanctuary

This documentary explores the life of the wonderful Himalayan Brown Bear and the efforts to conserve it in the Deosai plateau.
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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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African Bush Elephants plains Maasai Mara

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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Two Tree Point Dan Broun

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, ...
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Badger vincent van zalinge unsplash

Northern Denmark wildlife livestream - Badgers, Marten, Deer, Birds

This wildlife live-cam in Northern Denmark often features foxes, Martens, badgers, deer and birds
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Giant Eucalypt Tarkine Forest

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...
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Galleries 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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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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Galleries Contributed 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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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