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The Bird Emergency

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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, and more species face the increased threat of extinction.The species and the people fighting to understand t… read more

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Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

An important message from RadioPublic

086 Tongan Megapode with Ann Goth

May 22nd, 2023

1:15:48

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 uses the …

085 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Update with Michelle Wille

March 30th, 2023

44:23

You have probably seen the devastating reports about the infestations of avian influenza sweeping parts of the world, affecting nesting colonies of …

084 Milly Formby - Wing Threads Flight Around Australia for Shorebirds Update

March 22nd, 2023

1:37:43

Almost exactly a year ago, Milly Formby told me about the planning and the extraordinary fundraising campaign that had enabled her to embark on a …

Bonus - Achieving DeGrowth with Martin Tye

January 24th, 2023

1:02:22

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 modern society?

Hear Martin Tye explain to Grant what it means, and how a …

Bonus - Art in Conservation - Brenton See and Sally Edmonds

January 20th, 2023

1:24:08
How does art influence attitudes to nature, and how can it help to create positive outcomes in conservation? These two artists who put nature and wildlife at the centre of their art, and birds feature prominently.

Meet …

Bonus - The toll of feral cats on Australian wildlife with Judy Dunlop

January 19th, 2023

1:12:43

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 reduce the threat.

Feral cats are a major threat to wildlife in Australia, with …

Bonus - Monday with Grant - Gregory Andrews

January 16th, 2023

1:04:44

Gregory Andrews is a D’harawal man and was Australia’s first-appointed Threatened Species Commissioner. He owns and manages Wombat Ridge Nature …

083 Designing and running a crowdfunded reseach project with Matt Herring

December 25th, 2022

1:39:09

Giving you a special Christmas present, and celebrating the work Dr. Matt Herring and the team behind the Tracking Australia's Painted Snipe crowdfunding effort, Dr. Matt Herring and I talk about Matt's back story, the …

Bonus - Monday with Holly - The Urban Powerful Owls of Brisbane

December 21st, 2022

1:16:51

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 have come …

082 - The Critically Endangered birds of SW Western Australia wth Sarah Comer

December 14th, 2022

1:28:41

Managing isoloated populations is difficult, more so when bushfire places and entire population in peril. Sarah Comer explains how the Western …

Monday with Holly - Painted Snipe and Matt Herring

December 7th, 2022

1:31:35

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 …

081 - The Plains-wanderer with Saskia Gerhardy

December 4th, 2022

1:35:31

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 was doing monitoring the birds in the grasslands of Victoria and New South Wales. …

Bonus - Gang-gang Cockatoos and the NZ Bird Of The Year

November 7th, 2022

1:27:58

Here is a bonus for you - audio of the live stream where Grant spoke with Dr. Michael Mulvaney about the (recently listed as Endangered) Gang-gang …

Bonus - The new Weekend Birder podcast with Kirsty Costa

October 1st, 2022

1:11:26

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 avenue for people to discover the joy of getting to know birds, and to become a …

078 The Ghost Bird with Neil Hamilton

September 28th, 2022

1:08:27

For almost 30 years, ornithologist, Neil Hamilton has been caring for, working with and studying birds, and many of Australia's unique animals.

Red-rumped Parrot Citizen Science "Rumpuary" with Rob Ashworth

September 22nd, 2022

1:06:47

This bonus episode is the audio from the live stream recently conducted with Robert Ashworth, A Masters student at Melbourne University. Robert is …

Fotography Friday with Nicolas Rakotopare and Sandy Horne

August 12th, 2022

1:44:12

Here is the Fotography Friday conversation that Grant and Nicolas Rakotopare had with Sandy Horne, recounting her introduction to photography, and …

Selecting plants to use in a bird-friendly garden

August 7th, 2022

1:22:05

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 and …

077 Aotearoa Southern Dotterel

July 30th, 2022

1:03:16

What do you think is the rarest bird in New Zealand?  Perhaps, you immediately think of the Kakapo? But the title probably belongs to a seabird, or a little-known shorebird, the Southern Dotterel (or the Southern …

076 The Adrift Lab - Plastic Pollution and the Flesh-footed Shearwaters of Lord Howe Island

July 20th, 2022

1:33:12

This episode is a little different than our usual "regular" episode, in that is the audio of the video live stream, and a number of images and videos …

Fotography Friday with Nicolas Rakotopare (Reboot)

July 15th, 2022

1:59:50

Fotography Friday has been given a bit of an overhaul, and will be an irregular regular bonus in The Bird Emergency feed.  The reboot episode …

075 Bird Conservation Policy and (much more) with Hugh Possingham

July 11th, 2022

1:26:10

Professor Hugh Possingham is widely know in Australia, as the Chief Scientist in the State of Queensland, but also as a champion of birds, and for his work assisting to develop conservation stragegy and plans utilising …

Corvus urbanis - Are urban birds evolving into new species? with Darryl Jones

July 10th, 2022

55:13

Continuing with our regular theme exploring the interactions between birds in urban settings, and the humans that have created and live in them, …

Monday with Holly - Wild Birds: To Feed or Not To Feed?

July 2nd, 2022

56:46

Should we be feeding our local wild birds? Dr. Holly Parsons, Manager of the Urban Birds program at Birdlife Australia, Dr. Johanne Martens and Prof. …

074 Whimbrels in Iceland with Camilo Carneiro

June 29th, 2022

59:45

Camilo Carniero is a biologist and ecologist and postdoc researcher at the South Iceland Research Centre, after completing a PhD in Biology and …

073 Migratory Birds of the Middle East with Yoav Perlman

June 24th, 2022

1:20:42

Yoav Perlman is based in a region of the world that is not often the first thought when bird nerds begin thinking about destinations to sate our birdwatching desires, but the Middle East is a great destination.  It is …

Monday with Holly - Urban Biodiversity with Jacinta Humphrey

June 21st, 2022

1:16:11

The term "biodiversity" is thrown around and inserted into conversations all the time. But when one person says biodiversity, is the full meaning of …

072 Captive Breeding at Zoos SA with Chad Crittle

June 6th, 2022

1:37:34

What is it like to be involved in a breeding program and managing part of an insurance population of an endangered species that is under human care?  …

071 Successful conservation strategies for the Forty-spotted Pardalote with Sally Bryant

May 31st, 2022

1:24:26

Dr. Sally Bryant is the Chair of the Forty-spotted Pardalote Recovery Team. The Recovery Plan for the 40-Spot is currently being updated, so the team are busy doing that. (Yes, I know we love this bird!).

Over more than …

070 Drones are improving conservation efforts and woodland bird with Rohan Clarke

May 23rd, 2022

1:27:30

If you have a copy of the Australian Bird Guide, then you already are familiar with some of the work of Rohan Clarke.  If you have been a keen Bird Nerd for many, many years, and consume as much information as you can …

069 Prothonotary Warbler with Jarod Hitchings

May 14th, 2022

1:42:47

This episode began as a celebration of one of the most curiously named, most loved and interesting migratory species of North and Central America, the Prothonotary Warbler.  It became a very free-flowing and …

068 Migratory Birds and the Salt Pans project in Taiwan with Scott Pursner

May 14th, 2022

1:41:37

Celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (WorldMigratoryBirdDay.org) and this episode we talk to Scott Pursner from the Taiwan Wild Bird Federation about the birds that move thorough Taiwan, that reside in Taiwan and the …

067 Bird Strike in Asia and the evolution of Pittas with David Tan

May 14th, 2022

1:58:49

Celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (WorldMigratoryBirdDay.org), PhD candidate, David Tan, tells us about the stunning Pittas that needlessly fall victim to BirdStrike as the migrate thorough SIngapore, why SIngapore …

066 Adelie Penguins with Javed Riaz

May 13th, 2022

1:08:43

Photo courtesy - Marcus Salton

What could be for fun than talking again about penguins, with somebody who has summed up their research project in a …

065 New approaches to urban nest boxes with Kylie Soanes

May 10th, 2022

21:40

Something we have returned to time and time again in The Bird Emergency is how we have removed the nesting opportunities for birds that require …

A new course for birdwatching with Ricki Coughlan

May 5th, 2022

1:30:19

Have you ever considered brushing up on your bird-watching skills in a more formal and structured way?  Are you just starting out and would like to …

064 Brolgas and Wind Farms with Hamish Cumming

May 4th, 2022

1:16:32

As we move from traditional power generation methods we may be introducing significant new threats into the landscape.

For many years Hamish Cumming …

063 The Tawaki Project with Ursula Ellenberg

April 25th, 2022

1:24:40

World Penguin Day has ambushed me! Truth be know, I did not even know it existed!  Luckily when I saw some Twitter talk about it, I had an episode …

062 Urban Powerful Owls with Bronwyn Isaac

April 21st, 2022

1:26:02

When I was a youngster, I used to imagine being able to venture into the dense schlerophyll eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia with the chance …

Monday Megaphone - Birdlife Australia current projects Part 2

April 18th, 2022

1:20:38

Birdlife Australia always has a range of projects underway to learn more about our endangered birds, and to design the important programs to try to …

Monday Megaphone Livestream with Holly Parsons - Birdlife Australia Current Projects March 2022 Part 1

April 18th, 2022

1:11:27

Birdlife Australia always has a range of projects underway to learn more about our endangered birds, and to design the important programs to try to …

061 The disappearing turtle doves of the UK with Charlotte O'Neill

April 15th, 2022

46:39

You may have always been familiar with turtle doves the same way I was - a childhood song that also references pear trees and partridges....  It may surprise you to know that turtle doves are becoming scarce in the UK.

Monday Megaphone with Holly Parsons - Albert's Lyrebird and Brush Turkeys

March 28th, 2022

1:01:57

Grant and Dr. Holly Parsons, Manager of the Urban Birds program at Birdlife Australia, are joined by Fiona Backhouse and Matthew Hall, who have both …

060 Wing Threads - Microlight circumnavigation of Australia with Milly Formby

March 23rd, 2022

1:42:48

Milly Formby is amazing! A zoologist, artist, author and now, an Adventurer!

Meet Milly and learn about the amazing Wing Threads project, which will …

Bonus - Monday Megaphone with Holly Parsons Short - Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Surveys

March 16th, 2022

13:46

Dr. Holly Parsons, the Manager - Urban Birds programs at Birdlife Australia, joins Grant Williams regularly to talk about issues of interest to Bird …

059 The Bruny Island Bird Festival 2022 with Cat Davidson

March 13th, 2022

1:23:57

In this episode we talk to Cat Davidson, one of the organisers of the Bruny Island Bird Festival, which is on from the 25th to the 27th of March 2022, and celebrates the birds that make the small island, off the eastern …

BE 057 The Critically Endangered Birds of King Island

February 24th, 2022

1:12:55

Did you know that 3 out of the 4 birds most likely to go extinct in the coming years are found only on King Island?

Let's not quibble about species or sub-species, but the King Island Scrubtit, the King Island Brown …

BE 056 Mallee Emu-wren translocations with Simon Verdon

January 21st, 2022

1:32:57

When Simon Verdon and I had this chat, he was a PhD candidate at LaTrobe University. who had been leading a team in an effort to relocate a group of Mallee Emu-wrens, in the remote Mallee habit of South Australia and …

BE 055 Aussie Bird Count 2020 with Tegan Douglas Part 2

October 10th, 2021

1:05:51

Following on from Part One of this discussion, Grant is joined by Tegan Douglas, Citizen Science Project Coordinator, BIrdlife Australia, Western …

BE 054 Grant Humphries - Seabirds and WSC3

October 8th, 2021

1:16:14

Grant Humphries has become The Data Guy after a long career studying birds, and particularly Seabirds. Grant tells Grant how he became The Data Guy, …

BE 053 Patrick Jodice talking WSC3 and Black-capped Petrels

October 8th, 2021

55:42

Patrick Jodice was elected Chair of the World Seabird Group in 2015, at WSC2.  Patrick is an ecologist, with a special interest in seabirds, and in …

BE - 052 Seabird Soundscapes with Aline Da Silva Cerqueira

September 30th, 2021

1:10:47

Aline Da Silva Cerqueira is a PhD candidate, in the Department of Geography of King's College, London jointly with the ZSL Institute of Zoology. The …

051 Aussie Backyard Bird Count 2020 Results with Tegan Douglas Part 1

September 19th, 2021

53:30

Grant is joined by Tegan Douglas, Citizen Science Project Coordinator, BIrdlife Australia, Western Australia, to promote the upcoming Aussie Backyard Bird Count for 2021, and go over the highlights of the 2020 count …

050 The Abrolhos Painted Buttonquail with Ryan Carter

September 14th, 2021

50:18

When is it important to study a population of birds?  Ryan Carter from Edith Cowan University in Perth, in Western Australia, is undertaking a …

049 Fotography Friday with Nicolas Rakotopare

September 2nd, 2021

1:44:02

Fotography Friday has come around again, and joining Grant and Ewen Bell this time is Conservation, Science & Nature media creator, Nicolas …

048 How Likely Is A Bird Flu Pandemic? with Michelle Wille

September 2nd, 2021

1:11:12

What are the chances that the avian world will suffer a pandemic? Topical, I know!?!! Well, the best way to find out more about that is to ask a scientist who specialises in avian diseases, and that person is Michelle …

047 The Extinction of the Carolina Parakeet with Kevin Burgio

August 23rd, 2021

1:28:08

In this episode, I am joined my Kevin Burgio, PhD, to discuss the rapid decline and eventual extinction of the Carolina Parakeet, the only endemic …

046 Rodenticides and Pest Control Panel Discussion with Dr Maggie Watson & Dr Holly Parsons

August 9th, 2021

1:27:15

In this episode, you will hear the discussion I had with Dr. Holly Parsons, the Urban Bird Program Manager, BirdLife Australia, which encompases the

045 Albert's Lyrebird with Fiona Backhouse

July 30th, 2021

50:37

Australia has a famous lyrebird, the one everyone has seen in the David Attenborough shows, imitating all manner of man-made sounds and the sounds of the forest it lives in. But, there is a lesser-known lyrebird, which …

044 The Philippine Eagle with Jayson Ibanez

July 25th, 2021

1:18:47

Formerly known as the Monkey-eating Eagle, the Philippine Eagle is large, imperious eagle of the remote forests of The Philippines. Sadly, it is …

043 Fotography Friday with Christy Bharath in India and Ewen Bell

July 24th, 2021

1:21:59

We are talking photography, bird photography again, and how Christy Bharath snaps the birds in an urban fringe in India with a consumer level camera. He takes great smnaps, and we learn about the birds seen in an urban …

042 The fussy Gouldian Finch with Leigh-ann Woolley

July 21st, 2021

1:13:39

The Gouldian Finch is one of the most desired cage birds in the world. Inhabiting northern Australia, in the tropical savannah habitat, it has been …

Bonus - Hollows for Wildlife - Live stream

July 13th, 2021

1:02:38

Here is the terrific panel discussion live streamed earlier this week, discussing all the issues around the loss of hollows for wildlife, and the …

041 The Hollow Crisis with Mick Callan

July 12th, 2021

45:59

As we see more and more habitat being lost, replaced by new housing developments, new and wider roads, expansions to agriculture and industry, one …

Bonus - Creating and Maintaining a Garden for Birds (and Wildlife)

July 6th, 2021

1:38:21

Here is a bonus for you! This is the Live Stream event/panel/seminar (whatever you want to call it) that took place on Monday July 5th, featuring Dr. …

040 The Red Goshawk with Chris MacColl

June 27th, 2021

48:00

Chris MacColl has been unlocking the secrets of the elusive Red Goshawk in northern Queensland and across the Top End of Australia.

The work has …

039 Fotography Friday with Ewen Bell and James from @SydneyBirdbaths

June 25th, 2021

42:29

Trying something a little different, because a huge part of protecting birds, and their habitat, is for people to know and love birds more! That's where photography comes into it... I will be talking to people who love …

038 World Albatross Day 2021 - Dimas Gianuca is protecting the Albatross and seabirds in the Atlantic waters of Brazil

June 20th, 2021

43:53

Dimas Gianuca works with Birdlife Marine and the RSPB collaborating with everyone comprising the Albatross Task Force to protect the albatross …

037 World Albatross Day 2021 - Translocations in Mexico with Federico Mendez from GECI Conservacion de Islas and Dr. Lindsay Young, Executive Director of Pacific Rim Conservation

June 19th, 2021

1:05:03

Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas and Pacific Rim Conservation are involved in an effort to ensure the survival of the Black-footed Albatross …

036 World Albatross Day 2021 - Steph Borelle from Birdlife Marine

June 18th, 2021

1:19:25

Let's celebrate the amazing explorers of the ocean, the friends of seafarers and the masters of the vast expanse of the seas! Dr. Stephanie Borelle was my guest in the very first Bird Emergency episode! We speak again …

035 Tour Guide Thursday with Janine Duffy - Echidna Walkabout Tours

June 10th, 2021

1:19:44

Doing something a little different for a while- an irregular feature to help those bird nerds who have developed a business sharing their knowledge …

034 The Kakapo Recovery effort with Dr. Andrew Digby

June 1st, 2021

1:17:12

Everyone who has ever heard about the Kakapo, or seen footage of this remarkable bird, never forgets them

They have clung tenaciously to existence, …

033 The Golden-shouldered Parrot with Steve Murphy from the Artemis Nature Fund

June 1st, 2021

1:11:56

The Golden-shouldered Parrot is rapidly disappearing from the landscape in northern Australia, where this species requires a very particular habitat …

032 The Philippine Cockatoo - Katala Foundation with Indira Lacerna-Widmann

May 28th, 2021

1:12:01

The Philippine Cockatoo is restricted to intact lowland forests of the Philippines - increasingly hard to find! Indira Lacerna - Widmann and the Katala Foundation are dedicated to the preservation of this big parrot.

 

031 Pint of Science Takeover -Superb Fairywrens with Ettore Camerlenghi

May 26th, 2021

1:13:43

Wrapping up the Takeover of The Bird Emergency by The Pint of Science Australia, is Ettore Camerlenghi, who is studying the complex and surprising social structure and behaviour of the Superb Fairywren on the outskirts …

030 Pint Of Science TakeOver Week -Alona Charuvi - How studying a familiar species can help endangered species and Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants

May 25th, 2021

1:29:34

In this episode we meet Alona Charuvi, a researcher who has been studing the reactions to disturbance by the Masked Lapwing, a bird that is very familiar over a large part of eastern and southern Australia.

The Masked …

029 Pint Of Science Takeover Week - Toby Ross and the East Asian Australasian Flyway

May 24th, 2021

1:05:53

An estimated 8 million migratory shorebirds frequent the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) annually. In recent years, global change has resulted …

028 Pint of Science Takeover Week - Elodie Camparasse and Seabirds on Kergulen Island

May 23rd, 2021

1:01:40

The people at Pint of Science asked me to be part of #PintAU21 Takeover - where we takes science and scientists like Elodie Camprasse to the masses and showcase their work and experience! Elodie shares her visits and …

027 Scott Mouat - The Unnatuaral History of the Kakapo (and Takahe)

May 18th, 2021

47:36

In this episode, Scott Mouat, documentary filmaker from New Zealand - Aoteoroa - who has worked on presenting the plight of the Kakapo, the strange Night Parrot, that teeters on the edge of existence on pest-free …

026 Managing complex conservation programs - Saving Our Species with Linda Bell

May 9th, 2021

1:00:36

In this episode, we meet Linda Bell, who manages the Saving Our Species program in the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and …

025 Terry Townsend - Birding in Beijing. Swifts and Cuckoo Projects in Beijing

May 7th, 2021

1:02:40

Did you know that it is World Migratory Bird Day?  May 8th

To mark World Migratory Bird Day, this episode features two migratory species that have become loved and important in one of the mega cities of the world, …

024 World Curlew Day 2021 with Mary Colwell

April 21st, 2021

48:00

Without doubt, the best friend the Eurasian Curlew has, from a public relations perspective, is Mary Colwell, Chair of the Curlew Recovery …

023 Dani Teixeira Black-cockatoos and Bioacoustics

April 12th, 2021

1:10:43

Reliable information is required in the efforts to conserve endangered species, and collecting that information can be expensive to gather, or may …

022 Birding and Photography in Bhutan (and other amazing locations) with Ewen Bell

April 8th, 2021

1:13:29

Do you sometimes marvel at the stunning photography where birds are the subject?  I am always amazed at the clarity and the action shots, or the …

021 Update on Where, Where, Wedgie? surveys with Clare Hawkins

April 4th, 2021

17:31

As we are coming up to the 2021 surveys for the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle - the Where, Where Wedgie project - Here is an update on last year's …

020 Plains-wanderer with Dan Nugent

March 28th, 2021

53:51

Meet the Plains-wanderer, one of the oddest birds in Australia, living in the last remaining intact tracts of grassland habitat in south east Australia. Daniel Nugent is trying to unlock the many secrets held by this …

019 Mark Holdsworth - From the 'Old School', but has learned new tricks!

February 8th, 2021

1:20:56

Mark Holdsworth has been involved in conservation for what seems like forever, but has developed from his initial skills working in the national …

018 The Poo Episode - Robin Sinclair - monitoring predators in the Grampians when you can't do fieldwork!

December 28th, 2020

38:02

I have been teasing this episode for a long time....  It seems like a great opportunity to pop out an episode that is not about birds, but where the work concerned will surely have an impact on the native bird …

017 Australian Bird Week and the Aussie Backyard Bird Count with Tegan Douglas

October 11th, 2020

43:42

Tegan Douglas from Birdlife Australia returns to tell us how easy it is to get involved in National Bird Week and to take part in the Aussie Backyard …

016 Heidi Trudell - What can we do about BirdStrike?

October 8th, 2020

57:59

Marking World Migratory Bird Day (October 10th), today meet Heidi Trudell, an architectural consultant, from Michigan in the USA.  Heidi advises the …

015 Monday Megaphone - Talking energy policy and renewables with Simon Holmes á Court

October 5th, 2020

1:23:56

In this Monday Megaphone, where we break format to discuss issues, somebody who knows what they are talking about tells me about coal-fired power …

014 Beak and Feather Disease virus with Johanne Martens

September 30th, 2020

1:03:06

Over four years, Dr. Johanne Martens has been studying the Beak and Feather Disease virus, which is appearing more often among wild bird populations, …

013 Clare Hawkins talks about Where? Where? Wedgie!, Nature Trackers and Citizen Science helping eagles

September 21st, 2020

58:20

My guest in this episode is Dr. Clare Hawkins, Citizen Science Co-ordinator at the Bookend Trust, and the driving force behind Where? Where? Wedgie?

012 Plover Appreciation Day 2020

September 15th, 2020

1:07:18

Another bonus episode, to mark Plover Appreciation Day and raise awareness of the particular challenges that are facing a varied group of wading …

011 The Priorities, Challenges, Hindrances and Successes of Conservation Policy in Australia with James Trezise

September 14th, 2020

1:08:33

In a fairly casual conversation, I speak to James Trezise, who is a Policy Analyst with the Australian Conservation Foundation about the challenges …

010 Dr. Rob Davis and the fight for the Palau Megapode

September 9th, 2020

1:18:46

This episode of The Bird Emergency introduces you to Dr. Rob Davis, who is based at the Edith Cowan University in Perth, which sits on the Indian Ocean.  However, Rob has a passionate interest in the birds of the small …

009 Catherine Young and the Forty-spotted Pardalote

July 9th, 2020

56:12

Meet Dr. Catherine Young, who describes herself as a "actual living scientist", a birder, traveller, bird guide & general nature enthusiast.

We discuss the Forty-spotted Pardalote, one of the subjects of the …

008 Australia's Environment & Biodiversity Protection Shambolic Disaster with Dr Peter Burnett

June 30th, 2020

52:01

It's a special episode! Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Burnett from the Australian National University tells me about the calamitous failures of the administration of Australia's environment laws, as reported by the Australian …

007 Claire Greenwell - Studying the ecology of the Australian Fairy Tern

June 28th, 2020

1:02:50

Claire Greenwell is two years into her PhD, which she is doing at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia.

Claire is undertaking a comprehensive study of the Australian sub-species of the Australian Fairy Tern, …

006 Tegan Douglas from Birdlife Australia WA talks endangered Western Australian birds and how Citizen Science is assisting them

June 19th, 2020

1:10:33

Tegan Douglas is a bird researcher, proud Bird Nerd and the Citizen Science Project Co-Ordinator at Birdlife Australia's Western Australia office.

In this episode we talk about many of Western Australia's endangered …

005 It's The First World Albatross Day! Let's talk Albatrosses! Nina DaRocha and Steph Prince from the Albatross Task Force

June 18th, 2020

42:13

It's the very first World Albatross Day, and a dedicated group of bird field workers, hardy seafarers and research academics are doing their best to …

004 Dr. Ben Sullivan - Smart design lets Hookpod save seabirds, from beer coaster to the high seas!

May 17th, 2020

22:25

Dr. Ben Sullivan is a biologist based in Hobart, Australia, who has an interest in reducing the harm the global fishing industry does to non-target …

003 Harry Saddler and the Far Eastern Curlew - critically endangered perpetual traveller

May 11th, 2020

1:06:46

Meet the Far Eastern Curlew, perilously close to disappearing, subject of this Episode of The Bird Emergency.

Every year as the days begin to get …

002 Amanda Lilleyman and the Far Eastern Curlew

April 18th, 2020

52:55

Amanda Lilleyman is a researcher at the Charles Darwin University, in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

She monitors the Far Eastern …

001Dr Stephanie Borrelle - Anti-Plastic Pollution Warrior & Seabird Fanatic

February 4th, 2020

56:34

Dr. Stephanie Borrelle is a David H. Smith Research Fellow at the University of Georgia in the USA, but her love of seabirds began many years ago in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Visit Steph's website here

And take a look at …

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