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Ep 5, Birdwatching and Conservation with Luke

February 7, 2026

How does a passion for birds turn into real conservation action? Teenage conservationist and birdwatcher Luke shares his journey into conservation, along with birdwatching stories and ideas for helping nature around you.

Luke

Luke is an 18 year old birdwatcher who has had a passion for nature and wildlife since a young age. He enjoys photography and contributes to many conservation efforts including the protection of orangutans and Orange-bellied Parrot. He is currently on the Zoos Victoria youth advisory panel.

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Leucistic Magpie, Credit: Luke

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Blackburn Lake Sanctuary

Healesville Sanctuary

Aussie Bird Count

Next-gen Hills Naturalists Podcast Episode 1: Helmeted Honeyeaters

Wilsons Promontory National Park

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Recording on Xeno-canto:XC749071

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo recording on Xeno-canto: XC935512

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We are learning on stolen lands that always was always will be Aboriginal. We would like to acknowledge that we are learning and growing on the Wurundjeri woi wurrung peoples country that extends around the Dandenong ranges and borders the Bunurong peoples country to the south, the Gunaikurnai country to the east, the taunarong people to the north, the Dja Dja Wurrung people to the north west, and the Watharong people to the west. We are grateful to be able to study the native animals that have lived around the Dandenong ranges for thousands of years. We would like to pay our respects to all the elders past, present and future, and to and to any Wurundjeri peoples who may be reading this.

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