Tag: Birds
Seabird conservation effort now nesting in Hobart
A Hobart based international effort to save seabirds has been formally established. [MORE]
Water birds remain in lower lakes
An environmental scientist estimates that hundreds of thousands of birds are still living in the lower lakes and Coorong region despite reduced freshwater inflows.[MORE]
Extinct penguin species discovered
Scientists from the University of Adelaide are part of a team which has discovered evidence of a penguin species that lived in New Zealand 500 years ago.[MORE]
Birds of different feathers flee together
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New research sheds some light on how birds communicate with each other.[MORE]
Bashed flamingo still off-colour
A flamingo bashed by a group of teenagers at the Adelaide Zoo is still having difficulty eating.[MORE]
World's largest bird survey takes off
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A group of scientists is on a mission to count the birds on every major wetland and river in the country.[MORE]
Scientists take to air in biggest waterbird survey
Australian scientists are carrying out the world's largest ever aerial survey of waterbirds. [MORE]
Small feathered dinosaur fossil could be 'birds' ancestor'
Archaeologists in China have discovered fossils of a pigeon-sized feathered dinosaur which they believe to be an ancestor of birds.[MORE]
Nesting birds blamed for power blackouts
Birds are being blamed for a series of power blackouts between Rockhampton and Mackay in recent weeks.[MORE]
Call for PM to protect parrot
The Australian Greens leader, Bob Brown, is demanding the Prime Minister intervene to protect a rare parrot species from possible extinction.[MORE]
New ibis colony found on Green Is
The Department of Environment and Conservation has discovered a new colony of straw necked ibises off the coast of Albany.[MORE]
Birdwatchers move to conserve shorebirds
A birdwatching group from the far south coast of New South Wales is ready to help arrest the declining numbers of migrating shorebirds.[MORE]
Renewed debate over logging impact
The nesting of swift parrots in a section of forest on Tasmania's east coast earmarked for logging has renewed debate about the protection of the area.[MORE]
Swift parrot delays logging
The logging of an area of Tasmania's Wielangta forest will be deferred because of the threatened swift parrot.[MORE]
Award recognises seabird rescue workers
Australian Seabird Rescue's (ASR) Marny Bonner will today be honoured with an international award.[MORE]
Bird the size of plane found near London
Scientists have revealed the existence of a huge bird with bony teeth and wings spanning five metres, that once swooped over the wetlands of southern England 50 million years ago. [MORE]
Thriving Paroo throws lifeline to graziers
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The Murray-Darling Basin's Paroo River has been in flood, throwing graziers a lifeline.[MORE]
Wildlife park to set free endangered birds
A Gold Coast wildlife park is preparing to say goodbye to some special residents.[MORE]
Drought threat to rare emu-wren
The Environment Department says ongoing drought is significantly affecting the almost-extinct mallee emu-wren.[MORE]
NZ city evicts 'gang birds'
A group of noisy and aggressive pukeko birds are being evicted from a city in New Zealand's North Island.[MORE]
Endangered parrot to be tracked
Authorities on Western Australia's south coast are trying to track the western ground parrot as part of the effort to save the species from extinction.[MORE]
Beware swooping magpies: DSE
Wildlife experts are urging people to be patient with swooping birds, as breeding season gets underway.[MORE]
McKim pledges to avoid potential conflicts of interest
Tasmanian Greens leader Nick McKim says his party will no longer give work and taxpayer funds to companies that involve his partner.[MORE]
Big success for Little Penguin project
A project to protect Little Penguins nesting along the Derwent Estuary is having positive results.[MORE]
Concerns over wedge-tailed eagle numbers
There are growing concerns the nesting sites of Tasmania's endangered wedged-tailed eagle are no longer being monitored.[MORE]
