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Ann Göth

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Dr. Ann Göth is an ecologist, science teacher, public speaker and passionate writer with a lifelong fascination for Australia’s wildlife and natural world.

Her latest book, co-authored with Darryl Jones, Wild Neighbours – Urban Nature Up Close, takes readers on a fascinating journey into the animals and plants that share our cities. She is also the author of two books about Australian brush-turkeys: Amazing Annoying Birds for adults and Bush-turkey Needs a Friend for children.

Ann’s other books include Volcanic Adventures in Tonga, a vivid account of her first adventure as a conservation ecologist, and three books on Australian brushturkeys.

Her career has taken her from Austria to remote islands in Tonga, the United Nations in Geneva, and un ...more

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	Volcanic Adventures in Tonga: Species Conservation on Tin Can Island 4.76 avg rating — 46 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bush-Turkey Needs a Friend 4.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazing Annoying Birds: Living with Australian brush-turkeys 4.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Neighbours: Urban Nature Up Close by Ann Göth (Goodreads Author), Darryl Jones 4.85 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mound-Builders by Darryl Jones, Ann Göth (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Neighbours: Urban nature up close by Ann Göth (Goodreads Author), Darryl Jones 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nature's Joys: Windows into Australia's Wildlife 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noticing Nature: Windows into Australia's Wildlife 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Your Wild Neighbours

My Wild Neighbours Are Everywhere

Have you ever wondered what is making that thump, thump, thump across your ceiling at 2 am?

Chances are, it might be your local brushtail possum, happily stomping around above your bedroom while you lie awake wondering whether it has deliberately chosen you as its victim.

Or perhaps you've noticed a tree suddenly filling with dozens – or hundreds – of noisy rainbow l Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 06, 2026 14:47 • Tags: australian-nature

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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, A Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World

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Ann Göth rated a book it was amazing Once We Were Wildlife: Stories by Inga Simpson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It is hard to read contemporary writing about nature without being conscious of the extraordinary changes taking place around us. Climate change, habitat destruction and the loss of biodiversity have become part of the backdrop to so much of what we ...more
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Ann Göth rated a book it was amazing Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future by Danielle Clode (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I thought I already knew a fair bit about koalas. I knew they weren't really the cute, cuddly “bears” our popular culture has made them out to be, and I had heard biologists describe their survival as something of a miracle, given how particular thei ...more
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Ann Göth rated a book it was amazing Australian Nature Sites, Walks And Trips: Covering more than 200 amazing locations by Russell Ferrett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ann Göth rated a book Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2023: The Year's Best Wildlife and Landscape Photos by Chrissie Goldrick	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ann Göth rated a book it was amazing A Bush Calendar: A Seasonal Diary from Australia with Nature Watch Activities by Amy Mack	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Love the intricate drawings which really invite you to connect with Nature Nearby.
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You can’t protect nature without looking at the people who depend on it, shape it and are affected by decisions about it. Environmental issues and social issues are inextricably linked, and Beyond Green explores these connections with remarkable insi ...more
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“The concept of Tongan Time is the Tongan version of mindfulness.”
― Ann Göth, Volcanic Adventures in Tonga: Species Conservation on Tin Can Island

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