'Most complex wildlife emergency ever': The Australian species at high risk of bird flu
Avian influenza first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an ...
A deadly bird flu strain is headed for Australia – and First Nations people have the know ...
Indigenous peoples have been largely excluded from the federal government’s planning for the arrival of H5N1. When will this ...
10 rare animal species found only in Australia
Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...
World's smallest Penguins are blue in colour and have THIS adorable name
The Fairy or Little Blue Penguin, the smallest penguin species, stands at 13-17 inches and weighs just over 1 kg. These ...
The rarest bird of prey: “eats cockatoos for breakfast”
The Red Goshawk is considered to be the rarest of Australia’s bird population. Many years ago, it was a common sight in the ...
Clever Way To Study Bird Brains
A masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) and its reflection in water. Courtesy Michael Jury of Mykelphotography.It's difficult to ...
Bird Brains Exposed: The Digital Revolution in Avian Intelligence Research
Researchers have developed a method to study bird brains by creating digital endocasts from empty cranial spaces in bird ...
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Return of the red goshawk
“It looked different to any species I’d expect to see out here,” says Tim, who luckily had his camera with him and captured a series of photos of the bird before it flew out of sight. It was only when ...
Northern Territory News9 天
Endangered red goshawk snapped in Central Australia for the first time in three decades
“I was out radio-tracking some possums in the northern part of the sanctuary when I saw this large, reddish-brown bird of ...