James Bunker
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About James
James Bunker is a conservationist and Vice President of the Bruny Island Environment Network.
Background
James has a background with degree in ecology and a long-standing and broad commitment to conservation and civil disobedience for positive social change. James is the Vice President of the Bruny Island Environment Network, President of the Bruny Island Men's shed, and current projects include raising public awareness of the need to avoid road-kill by driving more slowly, of protecting the coastal habitat of shorebirds, and is involved in a critical program to build nesting boxes for species such as the endangered 40-spotted pardalote.
Articles by James
Love of Bruny
Bruny Island is like a portal into the ecological past of Australia. It is just magical living on Bruny Island
A feral cat free Bruny
As a critical haven for birdlife globally, eradicating feral cats from Bruny Island is an important challenge for the island's ecology
Raptors on Bruny Island
Bruny Island has a splendid array of raptors, from Boobook owls to Peregrine falcons, Hobbys and the magnificent White-Bellied Sea Eagle and Wedge-Tailed Eagle.
Myrtles, a gondwanic relic on Bruny
The myrtle is an ancient relic of Gondwanaland, that on Bruny Island can be found close to sea level
Saving wildlife on Bruny Island's roads
Bruny Island is a haven for wildlife, but increased tourist numbers have led to more native animals being killed on the roads. Here is how to make a difference
A rakali, an Aurora, and Bruny
A blissful moment of wonder as a rakali - jumped out of the water with a fish in its mouth under an Aurora on Bruny Island. Image: Dan Broun
Cloudy Bay's extraordinary ecology
Cloudy Bay is a coastal landscape of extraordinary ecological significance, hosting shorebirds, migratory whales, Rikali (water rats) and exquisite and varied marine animals.
Bruny Island nesting box project
The Bruny Island nesting box project provides nesting habitat for the critically endangered Forty-Spotted Pardalote and the Swift Parrot.