Tim Low

Tim Low is an Australian author of articles and books on nature and conservation.

For twenty years Low wrote a column in "Nature Australia", Australia’s leading nature magazine and now regularly contributes to Australian Geographic and Wingspan among other magazines. Low became very interested in reptiles as a teenager and discovered several new species of lizard. He named the chain-backed dtella (Gehyra catenata) and had the dwarf litter-skink (Menetia timlowi) named after him.

He works as a freelance environmental consultant, writer and photographer, serves on government committees, and does public speaking and conservation advocacy. He is the patron of Rainforest Rescue. Low lives in Brisbane.

Bibliography

*"The New Nature: Winners & Losers in Wild Australia" (2002) looks at how animals and plants sometimes respond to human impacts in a positive way. It won the Westfield/Waverley Award for Literature and was listed as a number one best seller in New Scientist (Australia).
*"Feral Future: The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders" (1999) was published in Australia and republished in North America. It was listed by New Scientist (Australia) as a best-seller.
*"Bush Medicine" (1990) and "Bush Tucker" (1990) were coffee table books, both of which won national prizes. They featured Low’s photography as well as his text.
*"Wild Food Plants of Australia" (1989) has been through more than ten printings and remains the standard field guide to wild edible plants in Australia.
*"Wild Foodplants of Australia and New Zealand" (1985) is a guide to cooking and eating weeds.