Meet two men on a lifelong mission. They've ruffled a lot of feathers along the way. Some revere them, others revile them. John Wamsley set up Australia's first wildlife sanctuary, but he's perhaps best known as the "cat-hat-man" (sorry, cat lovers!). World renowned forest ecologist David Lindenmeyer has copped heat from Australia's forestry industry for his science. But these two trailblazing environmentalists aren't afraid of their critics - to them it's a case of life-or-death for Australia's extraordinary species. Join them with oral historian Greg Borschmann as part of his Heartlands Conversations series presented at the Blue Mountains Music Festival.

Speakers

John WamsleyEnvironmentalist

David LindenmayerDistinguished Professor of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Australian National UniversityAuthor of The Forest Wars: The ugly truth about what's happening in our tall forests

Gregg Borschmann (host)Writer, radio producer and oral historian for the National Library of Australia