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Native birds in South-eastern Australia worst affected by habitat loss Date: September 3, 2019 Source: University of Queensland Summary: New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern ...
New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern for hundreds of Australian bird species, and south-eastern Australia has been the worst affected. The Threatened Species Recovery Hub ...
WARNING — DISTRESSING IMAGES: Streets surrounding a suburban Australian supermarket were in chaos over the weekend after a suspected mass-poisoning resulted in birds falling from the sky in front of ...
In the last 250 years, 22 native birds have gone extinct. We found two more currently listed as threatened under Australia’s environmental legislation may also be now extinct.
Invasive Indian myna parasites could threaten south-east Queensland native birds, research finds Damien Larkins ABC Gold Coast Pests Wed 21 Oct 2015 ...
While not as hefty as in SA, West Australian offenders may be hit with a $20,000 fine if found guilty of the same behaviour. Feeding pigeons or wild animals without a licence is also considered an ...
The birds were introduced into South Australia in the 1890s, and then again in the 1970s, when attempts were made to farm them for feathers and meat.
More than 200 birds, including native corellas, were found dead outside a shopping centre in Melbourne’s south over the ...
Today I met an Australian magpie in Newcastle NSW which had learned to sing the calls of fire-engines and ambulances,” Andrews wrote along with the video, which now has over 2,800 shares.
Some Australian birds are pushing out other species, and even damaging trees. The good news is we can help stop the spread of these birds, by putting native plants in our gardens.