BirdLife Australia in the media: July 2024

Find out more about our bird conservation work around the country with our monthly multimedia round-up.

Eyes on the sky as virus wings its way towards Australia (The Age/Sydney Morning Herald)

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed millions of birds around the world in recent years, with outbreaks on every continent except Australia. Hear from some of the thousands of volunteers, researchers and public servants who are working to monitor and prepare Australia for this threat ‒ include BirdLife Australia’s Wetland Birds Program Manager Chris Purnell.

Close up of two gannets, colours of other gannets in the background. One gannet has its head reasting over the head of the other, the lower gannets bill nuzzling the higher gannets neck. — *Gannets nest in large colonies, making them vulnerable to the spread of disease. Australasian Gannets by John Eley*

‘It doesn’t need to be one or the other’: balancing brolgas and windfarms in Victoria (The Guardian)

Habitat loss, drying wetlands and increasing drought are driving the decline of Victoria’s Brolga population is declining ‒ but now, researchers are investigating another potential threat: the development of windfarms. Now, conservationists are calling for careful planning of windfarms.

Two grey and red Brolgas in flight against a cloudy background. — *Brolgas are listed as Endangered in Victoria. Photo by Michael Hamel-Green*

Retirees, empty-nesters flock to WA’s historic Eyre Bird Observatory as volunteer caretakers (ABC Esperance)

On the edge of the Nullarbor Plain (about 1,000km east of Perth) lies the Eyre Bird Observatory ‒ the oldest and most isolated bird observatory in the country. Established in 1977 by BirdLife Australia, the historic research station is home to more than 200 bird species and attracts birdwatchers, photographers and naturalists from all over the world. Meet some of the volunteer caretakers who maintain and operate the Eyre Bird Observatory.

To the right of the frame, a Pink Cockatoo is perched on a branch and looking towards the camera, its fiery crest extended against a dark blotched background. — *Pink Cockatoos are a highlight for many visitors to the Eyre Bird Observatory. Photo by Daniel Venema*

Birds in the media:

Stepping stones for wildlife: how linking up isolated habitats can help nature thrive in our cities (The Conversation)
Protecting private land to save the plains-wanderer, a bird ‘teetering on the edge of extinction’ (The Guardian)
Ominous warning for Aussies after woman’s sad find on morning walk (Yahoo News)
Margaret River Owl-Friendly Region program spreading its wings as rodenticide review in slow motion (The West Australian)
Puffer Jackets – Listen to this before you buy one! (Sean Dooley on Joy Drive with Warren Andrew)

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BirdLife Australia in the media: July