68 Strength of Country - with Jack

Weekend Birder

Gain new insights into birds, traditional knowledge and ecology. This episode is about the health of Country, life in the Otways and the Fan-tailed Cuckoo.

Dr Jack Pascoe is a Yuin man living on Gadabanut Country. He studied predator ecology, fire, wildlife and botany. He has led a program of applied ecological research in the Otway region for over a decade. Jack recently crossed the line to become some sort of pseudo scientist, academic and activist. He works at the University of Melbourne and is a chief councillor on the Biodiversity Council.

Links:

* Jack on Twitter/X - @JackHPascoe

* Jack's research and articles - findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/861920-jack-pascoe

* Biodiversity Council - biodiversitycouncil.org.au

* Conservation Ecology Centre - conservationecologycentre.org

* Bird recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com

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