18 ratings | 11 reviews | avg rating:4.17

Simon Mustoe’s Followers (3)

Simon’s Bookshelves

to-read (2)
currently-reading (0)
read (18)

Simon’s Friends (3)

Rachel

2,189 books | 97 friends

Jimmy

3,941 books | 652 friends

John Wardrop

2 books | 1 friend

Simon Mustoe

Goodreads Author

Born

in Adelaide

Website

https://simonmustoe.blog/

Twitter

wildiaries

Genre

Nonfiction, Travel, Science

Member Since

December 2021

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/simonmustoe

edit data

'Mustoe flips the script on how to save the planet. A symphony of science and stories that inspires and educates on every page' – Vicki Renner, Artshub

***

Simon Mustoe has worked all over the world as an ecologist, expeditioner and conservationist. He’s tumbled in boats amid frigid North Atlantic storms, trekked solo into Madagascar’s remote dry forests, discovered unknown species of seabird in Australia’s tropical ocean territories and recorded previously unseen whales in West Papua. His thirty years as a researcher, communicator, expert witness and consultant for industry, governments and conservation groups has offered many oblique views of our interaction with nature and candid examples of our failure to protect it and ourselves. Telling ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Simon Mustoe questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Simon Mustoe’s books

Average rating: 4.26 · 65 ratings · 28 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wildlife in the Balance: Why animals are humanity's best hope 4.43 avg rating — 46 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
	Bird Census Techniques by Colin J. Bibby, Neil D. Burgess, David A. Hill 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1992 — 13 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
	How to Survive the Next 100 Years: Lessons from Nature 3.60 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
	Wildlife in the Balance: Why Animals Are Humanity's Best Hope really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Animal Impact Artbook 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
	A Beginner's Guide to Snorkelling Fiji's Northern Division 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
	How to Survive the Next 100 Years: Lessons from Nature 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
	Bird Census Techniques, Second Edition by Colin J. Bibby Neil D. Burgess David A. Hill Simon Mustoe(2000-08-29) by Simon Mustoe (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 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

More books by Simon Mustoe…

201 posts
Simon Mustoe's Blog: Wildlife in the Balance

Leading from Being podcast about ecosystems

This was one of the most thrilling podcasts I’ve done in a while. It was my absolute pleasure to meet Marti Spiegelman and Todd Hoskins and talk on the Leading from Being podcast about ecosystems.

‘How do we know the world isn’t in a state of being reborn? Not metaphorically, but actually materially, ecologically being rebuilt by the intelligence of billions of organisms.‘

Todd Hoskins

Marti and

rss
Simon’s Recent Updates

Simon Mustoe wrote a new blog post Leading from Being podcast about ecosystems This was one of the most thrilling podcasts I’ve done in a while. It was my absolute pleasure to meet Marti Spiegelman and Todd Hoskins and talk on t Read more of this blog post »
Nov 28, 2025 06:20AM · like

More of Simon's books…

recent posts
Simon’s Groups

Environmental Book Club — 831 members — last activity Nov 05, 2025 07:35AM
A global community of eco-enthusiasts reading books with an environmental theme every 2 months. We made this group to educate ourselves about the int ...more

Green Group — 1989 members — last activity 7 hours, 1 min ago
The Green group is about living in a sustainable manner--how human activity affects the environment and how a changing climate/environment affects how ...more

Non Fiction Book Club — 5032 members — last activity 4 hours, 35 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more

Nature Literature — 855 members — last activity Jan 05, 2026 05:27AM
Whether it be an in-depth look at our natural world through essays written by past and present authors such as H.D. Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Cars ...more

Outdoor Conservation Book Club — 359 members — last activity 4 hours, 24 min ago
This concept started as a personal challenge to myself to read more science books, but challenges are always more fun with friends! We'll read 1 book ...more

More of Simon’s groups…