I suggested we meet at a cafe; he instead suggested stag watching. Which, it turns out, is a nocturnal expedition into the forest to look for endangered animals.
Category: People in Nature
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How nature kept me sane in lockdown
In mid-March, the perimeter of my physical world shrank to the area from the back of our house to the nature strip outside...
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Ice, wind and sea: a voyage through the Southern Ocean
From 60 degrees south there is the Southern Ocean. Its presence is mighty – notorious for driving winds, humongous swells and vast expanses of sea ice...
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Planted eucalypts are buried treasure on rural properties
Eucalypts have an important – no, critical – role in the future of farming. One important benefit among many that eucalypts provide...
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This Sydney teenager is working for a conservation revolution
Seventeen-year-old Elliot Connor is in his final year of high school – he attends class and studies for exams along with his peers. But outside the classroom he moonlights as founder and CEO of Human Nature Projects (HNP), a global not-for-profit organisation aimed at supporting community-driven conservation projects and working to make conservation more accessible, particularly for young people...
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Trekking Cradle Mountain: mist, mystery and awe
Nestled within the central highland region of Tasmania, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park wastes no time captivating one with its awesome presence...
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Sinking into the sand – growing up wild in Gippsland
Wilderness comes in many forms. There is the wilderness which is sprawling and green, which pushes out from the sand dunes and creeps upwards into the light...
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One farm, one mission to save a turtle population
A nesting season had just passed and three protected nests had successfully born hatchlings. I was anxiously anticipating the next nesting...
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The ever-changing landscape of New Zealand’s Routeburn Track
As the terrain inclined, I had to remind myself to take in the view as I tried to catch my breath...
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The wildlife rescue wonder women of Coopers Animal Refuge
First, Christine took us through to an enclosure where it soon became my aim not to be bowled over by the rambunctious baby wombats, who had insane spurts of energy at the most unpredictable times...