Ian Fraser is a naturalist, conservationist, regular contributor and commentator on ABC Radio (local and national), natural history tour guide and adult educator who has lived and worked in Canberra since 1980. He was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion in 2006, and the Order of Australia in 2018 for services to conservation and the environment. He is the author of A Bush Capital Year (2011), with artist Peter Marsack, and Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide (2013), with Jeannie Gray. Both books were awarded Whitley Certificates.
Ian Fraser is one of the country’s most accomplished natural
history writers.' - Sean Dooley, Australian Birdlife, on Australian
Bird Names
'Ian Fraser’s writing is not of the dry, scientific style; it is
evocative in describing his acute observations and understanding in
nature.' - Don Saunders, Bird Observers’ Club of Australia, on Bush
Capital Year
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