086 Tongan Megapode with Ann Goth
Ann Göth spent some of her formative years as a scientist studying one of the most curious birds on the planet, the Tongan Megapode, that us...
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The Bird Emergency
Birds are rapidly disappearing from all around us. Habitat reduction, climate change, pesticides, invasive pests and many more factors are causing the reduction in the numbers of all species...
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085 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Update with Michelle Wille
You have probably seen the devastating reports about the infestations of avian influenza sweeping parts of the world, affecting nesting colo...
084 Milly Formby - Wing Threads Flight Around Australia for Shorebirds Update
Almost exactly a year ago, Milly Formby told me about the planning and the extraordinary fundraising campaign that had enabled her to embark...
Bonus - Achieving DeGrowth with Martin Tye
Have you heard the term "DeGrowth" being thrown around in recent years? Have you wondered what it really means, and can it be achieved in a...
Bonus - Art in Conservation - Brenton See and Sally Edmonds
How does art influence attitudes to nature, and how can it help to create positive outcomes in conservation? These two artists who put natur...
Bonus - The toll of feral cats on Australian wildlife with Judy Dunlop
Predation by feral cats is one of the biggest threats to the unique wildlife of Australia. The WA Feral Cat Working Group is working to redu...
Bonus - Monday with Grant - Gregory Andrews
Gregory Andrews is a D'harawal man and was Australia's first-appointed Threatened Species Commissioner. He owns and manages Wombat Ridge Nat...
083 Designing and running a crowdfunded reseach project with Matt Herring
Giving you a special Christmas present, and celebrating the work Dr. Matt Herring and the team behind the Tracking Australia's Painted Snipe...
Bonus - Monday with Holly - The Urban Powerful Owls of Brisbane
Maybe you have seen the great photos that Dr. Nick and Lucy have been posting on Twitter and other social media of the Powerful Owls they ha...
082 - The Critically Endangered birds of SW Western Australia wth Sarah Comer
Managing isoloated populations is difficult, more so when bushfire places and entire population in peril. Sarah Comer explains how the Weste...
Monday with Holly - Painted Snipe and Matt Herring
Here is the audio of the recent live stream, in the Monday with Holly regular Monday spot, where Dr. Matt Herring talked about his current c...
081 - The Plains-wanderer with Saskia Gerhardy
A year or so back I spoke with Dan Nugent about one of Australia's strangest and rarest birds, the Plains-wanderer, and the work that Dan wa...
Bonus - Gang-gang Cockatoos and the NZ Bird Of The Year
Here is a bonus for you - audio of the live stream where Grant spoke with Dr. Michael Mulvaney about the (recently listed as Endangered) Gan...
080 - The Helmeted Honeyeater with Ainsley Power-Walters
Birds are rapidly disappearing from all around us. Habitat reduction, climate change, pesticides, invasive pests and many more factors are c...
079 Using Soundscapes for Habitat Restoration with Dr. David Watson
Dr. David Watson, is an ornithologist, and Professor in Ecology in the school of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences at Char...
Bonus - The new Weekend Birder podcast with Kirsty Costa
There is a new birder/birdwatching podcast on the scene, it's produced in Melbourne as well, and I am really excited that it's another avenu...
078 The Ghost Bird with Neil Hamilton
For almost 30 years, ornithologist, Neil Hamilton has been caring for, working with and studying birds, and many of Australia's unique anima...
Red-rumped Parrot Citizen Science "Rumpuary" with Rob Ashworth
This bonus episode is the audio from the live stream recently conducted with Robert Ashworth , A Masters student at Melbourne University. Ro...
Fotography Friday with Nicolas Rakotopare and Sandy Horne
Here is the Fotography Friday conversation that Grant and Nicolas Rakotopare had with Sandy Horne, recounting her introduction to photograph...
Selecting plants to use in a bird-friendly garden
Another Bonus episode - the audio of a live stream where Grant Williams and Dr. Holly Parsons suggest some plants they like to use in a bird...