Nocturnal Worlds

Look at you, sunbathing on the hot, sandstone rocks. You are a New Zealand Fur Seal… Arctocephalus forsteri… also known as a Long Nosed Fur seal.  Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft. Scripts: Olivia O’FlynnSound Design: Laura Brierley NewtonExecutive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna ClarksonNocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSydney Institute of Marine ScienceTaronga Conservation Society AustraliaNew South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

Look at you, sunbathing on the hot, sandstone rocks. You are a New Zealand Fur Seal… Arctocephalus forsteri… also known as a Long Nosed Fur seal.  Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft. Scripts: Olivia O’FlynnSound Design: Laura Brierley NewtonExecutive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna ClarksonNocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSydney Institute of Marine ScienceTaronga Conservation Society AustraliaNew South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

So swift and nimble in the waves, you glide through the current with ease. You are a semi-aquatic flightless bird from the family Spheniscidae. You are a Little Penguin - Eudyptula minor. Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft.Scripts: Olivia O’FlynnSound Design: Laura Brierley NewtonExecutive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna ClarksonNocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSydney Institute of Marine ScienceTaronga Conservation Society AustraliaNew South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

This episode is soundscape only. So swift and nimble in the waves, you glide through the current with ease. You are a semi-aquatic flightless bird from the family Spheniscidae. You are a Little Penguin - Eudyptula minor. Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft. Scripts: Olivia O’FlynnSound Design: Laura Brierley NewtonExecutive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna ClarksonNocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSydney Institute of Marine ScienceTaronga Conservation Society AustraliaNew South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

This episode is soundscape only. Let your body relax… feel it sway, from side to side. You are crayweed, Phyllospora comosa…. A type of brown algae or seaweed …Otherwise known as kelp.Nocturnal Worlds was produced by AudiocraftScripts: Olivia O’FlynnSound Design: Laura Brierley NewtonExecutive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna ClarksonNocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and the Seabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal. The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSydney Institute of Marine ScienceTaronga Conservation Society AustraliaNew South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

You are a glorious Blue Groper, Achoerodus viridis…though right now you’re still a baby, not yet blue. But don’t worry, your journey is only just beginning…Nocturnal Worlds was produced by AudiocraftScripts: Olivia O’FlynnSound Design: Laura Brierley NewtonExecutive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna ClarksonNocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and the Seabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSydney Institute of Marine ScienceTaronga Conservation Society AustraliaNew South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

This episode is soundscape only. You are a glorious Blue Groper, Achoerodus viridis…though right now you’re still a baby, not yet blue. But don’t worry, your journey is only just beginning…Nocturnal Worlds was produced by AudiocraftScripts: Olivia O’FlynnSound Design: Laura Brierley NewtonExecutive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna ClarksonNocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and the Seabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSydney Institute of Marine ScienceTaronga Conservation Society AustraliaNew South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

Here in the desert, the stars are bright. It’s expansive and unending, especially for a native Spinifex Hopping Mouse like you (Notomys alexis). Let’s enjoy the desert moonlight, before the approaching storm arrives … Nocturnal Worlds was produced by the Audiocraft team: Olivia O'Flynn, Laura Brierley Newton, Kate Montague, Lorna Clarkson and supported by the Australian Museum.With thanks to Rob Dockerill and Melanie Valkenburg from Taronga Zoo, and Selena Shannon.