Journeys in Nature
Description
Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones joins nature writer David Witty to explore the complex, and sometimes surprising, interactions between humans, the built environment and other species.
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Lineup
Darryl Jones
Darryl Jones is a Professor of Ecology at Griffith University in Brisbane, where for over 30 years he has been investigating the many ways that people and wildlife interact. He is particularly interested in why some species have been so successful in urban landscapes, while many others have not, and how best to deal with the ensuing conflicts. His books include The Birds at My Table, Feeding the Birds at Your Table, Curlews on Vulture Street, Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood and his most recent, (Be)wilder: Journeys in Nature. Wild Neighbours: Urban Nature Close Up, co-written with Ann Göth, will be published in November 2026.
Dave Witty
Dave Witty is the author of the acclaimed What the Trees See: A Wander Through Millennia of Natural History in Australia, which examines aspects of Australia’s history through our indigenous and non-indigenous trees. He is the recipient of the 2021 Rosina Joy Buckman Award in the Nature Conservancy Nature Writing Prize, and his work appears widely in Australian literary journals and publications.
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