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Curt and Mich Jenner Lifetime of Conservation 2017

Curt and Mich Jenner have been awarded the Lifetime of Conservation Award for their dedication to whale research and conservation.

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Natalie Isaacs Conservationist of the Year 2017

Natalie Isaacs is awarded the Conservationist of the Year for founding the 1 Million Women movement.

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Madison Stewart Young Conservationist of the Year 2017

‘Shark Girl’ Madison Stewart’s dedication to ocean and shark conservation has earned her the title of our 2017 Young Conservationist of the Year.

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Jon Muir Lifetime of Adventure 2017

Jon Muir is the recipient of the Society’s highest honour that recognises those who haven’t just lived an extraordinary life of exploration and adventure, but who have given back and inspired others by their actions.

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Sandy Robson Adventurer of the Year 2017

Sandy Robson, a record-breaking kayaker, successfully traveled from Germany to Australia, drawing attention to the state of our oceans along the way.

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Spirit of Adventure 2017

Lisa’s heroic journey sailing solo and unassisted around Antarctica has made her a worthy recipient of this year’s Spirit of Adventure Award.

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Sam Mitchell Young Adventurer of the Year 2017

Young engineering student Sam Mitchell has pioneered sustainable technologies making him the 2017 Young Adventurer of the Year.

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Time lapse: watch an entrancing video of a cicada shedding its crunchy shell

This time-lapse sequence shows the transformation of the emerald fairy cicada, from a nymph exoskeleton, through to its completed adult form.

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VIDEO: python filmed dragging possum prey up tree

Watch nature in action as a carpet python hauls a dead possum all the way up a tree and into the canopy.

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VIDEO: white echidna sighted in Tasmania

See the video of a rare albino echidna spotted in Tasmania’s Coles Bay on the Freycinet Peninsula.