Dr Oisín Sweeney is the Senior Ecologist for the National Parks Association of NSW, a not-for-profit environmental NGO with 20,000 members and supporters in remote, rural and urban Australia.

His background is a mix of academic, on-ground and advocacy. He has published several scientific journal articles and a book chapter in ‘Bird Habitats in Ireland’.

Oisín has particular passions for native forests, spiny crayfish and rewilding. He lives on the NSW south coast which he views as close to paradise.

You can follow Oisín on Twitter @sweeney_astray.