Australian bird ecologist to join scientists on long journey to remote island...
Researchers are about to travel to one of the most remote places on earth for the first time since 1991. But while humans have barely stepped foot on Ducie Island in decades, scientists are expecting...
View ArticleRainbow lorikeets falling from the sky with mysterious syndrome in northern...
More than 200 birds with lorikeet paralysis syndrome have been taken in by wildlife carers around Grafton as researchers call on citizen scientists to help find the cause.
View ArticleWounded eagle rescue restores vet's faith in people after residents rally in...
Chris Tippett says he has helped small birds and even pelicans before but a large eagle presented a bigger challenge. With no trained specialists available, he called on people power.
View ArticleSecond king penguin spotted acting 'happy' in South Australia, 2,500km from...
A Port Neill local filmed a juvenile king penguin on a beach on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a sighting of what was possibly the same bird in the Coorong.
View Article'They poop on cars, they poop everywhere': Feral peacocks wreak havoc on...
If you find yourself in need of a pet peacock, the tiny outback town of Elliott can help. Locals have found a unique solution to deal with about 30 fine-feathered fowls running wild in the town.
View ArticleDevastating bird flu detected on mainland Antarctica for the first time....
Scientists are concerned about the impact of a deadly strain of bird flu which has finally reached mainland Antarctica, leaving Australia as the last continent to be conquered.
View ArticlePeregrine falcon that crashed Taylor Swift's first Sydney show shakes off injury
A different kind of Swifty tried getting into the US megastar's concert for free before being escorted out by a wildlife rescuer.
View ArticleRainbow lorikeets released after recovering from paralysis syndrome that...
The ailment, known as lorikeet paralysis syndrome, spread rapidly through south-east Queensland rainbow lorikeet populations earlier this year.
View ArticleQuiz: Do you know your magpies from your rosellas and bin chickens?
Let's find out how well you know your backyard birds. Will you get the squawk of approval?
View ArticleHundreds of waterbird deaths from avian cholera raise disease concerns for...
An outbreak of avian cholera amongst the birds of the Coorong, claiming more than 1,000 since the start of the year, has ecologists and locals worried for rare raptors.
View ArticleA once-thriving penguin colony is in danger of dying out, needing shelter...
Tens of thousands of tourists flock to an island off Perth's southern coast each year to see its population of little penguins, but as numbers of the birds plummet, scientists and volunteers team up to...
View ArticleLorikeet, miner or magpie — what is Australia's most commonly spotted bird?
Last October, 60,000 people spent at least 20 minutes outside to identify the country's bird species and submit their tallies into the Aussie Bird Count app.
View ArticleRainbow lorikeet most common bird in Aussie Bird Count
Sean Dooley from BirdLife Australia says the planting of flowering trees has encouraged the proliferation of nectar feeders like the lorikeet and noise miner.
View ArticleSwift parrots still in peril, despite revised numbers of surviving birds due...
While a new method of counting has resulted in the estimates of an endangered bird species being revised upwards, researchers say it in no way means the threat of extinction has lessened for the swift...
View ArticleThis Brisbane magpie can make the sound of a blaring siren — but that's not...
When we think of birds mimicking sounds, we typically think of some kind of parrot, lyrebird or maybe even a cockatoo. However, magpies are among the best of the sound-sampling songbirds out there.
View ArticleMagpies, magpie-larks and the striking mystery of the piping shrike
For more than 120 years, a question involving magpies has endlessly ruffled feathers — why is the bird on South Australia's state flag called a piping shrike? Trying to come up with an answer can feel...
View ArticleNesting seabirds
During spring and autumn seabirds often nest near the shoreline where 4WDs drive.
View ArticleBird-loving professors instrumental in $390k purchase of cattle property to...
A Nature Foundation fundraising campaign that received two donations of $100,000 from generous professors enables it to buy a 200-hectare property home to malleefowl and other rare species in...
View ArticleScientists hope these captive-bred, curious little birds can help halt their...
Early success for a program to boost numbers of the eastern bristlebird in north-eastern NSW, with signs birds bred by researchers are "bonding" with their wild counterparts.
View ArticleWedge-tailed eagles are being tracked by satellite to see if they are a...
Tracking devices on wedge-tailed eagles help scientists change the way farmers view Australia's largest bird of prey.
View Article'Bloodthirsty' or an ethical way to source meat? A clash of ideas on a...
Last year, a parliamentary inquiry recommended outlawing duck hunting, and many thought the 2023 season would be Victoria's last. But it's back, together with the divided opinions of hunters and...
View Article'Wiggly bottoms' and cries of happiness as Molly the magpie is reunited with...
The Insta-famous magpie that forged a friendship with a Staffordshire terrier pup is returned to the family that raised it without the required permits.
View Article'Happy to be back together again': Gold Coast couple release heart-warming...
After more than six weeks apart, the Insta-famous magpie and its best dog friends are back together at home on the Gold Coast — singing and sunning themselves like old times.
View ArticleParrots are being trafficked to become pets in Australia, and scientists are...
You may be familiar with the use of DNA technology for catching criminals and solving crimes, but a group of scientists from Canberra and the UK are using DNA to save trafficked parrots.
View ArticleRarely seen and hardly ever heard, secretive 'bunyip bird' spotted breeding...
The endangered Australasian bittern likes to keep a low profile and experts think there may be fewer than 1,000 left in Australia, but it's now been spotted with chicks in unique wetlands still...
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