BirdLife Australia in the media: August

BirdLife Australia in the media: August 2025

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

70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations (The Conversation)

Tropical birds are feeling the heat. Ground-breaking new research, led by Professor James Watson (long time BirdLife Australia supporter and active member of our Research and Conservation Committee), has revealed that exposure to extreme heat is now the biggest climate threat to birds – especially in tropical regions.

*Revealed: What makes this Tiwi Islands bird research ‘groundbreaking’ (The Herald Sun)

Go behind the scenes on BirdLife Australia’s Red Goshawk project: the first long-term monitoring effort of Australia’s rarest bird of prey.

Could we vaccinate wild populations against the looming bird flu catastrophe? (The Sydney Morning Herald) 

With spring bird migrations underway, BirdLife Australia CEO Kate Miller calls for a faster and more practical national response to prepare for a potential bird flu outbreak in Australia.

Rare Regent Honeyeaters unexpectedly spotted on NSW Mid North Coast(ABC Mid North Coast)

BirdLife Australia’s Regent Honeyeater Recovery Advisor Mick Roderick shares why the chance sighting is worth celebrating.

Review of dangerous SGARs poisons delayed with conservationists ‘disappointed’ by lack of decision (The West Australian)

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has once again missed its deadline to release its review into second generation anticoagulant rodenticides. Meanwhile, local governments are taking matters into their own (owl-friendly) hands.

‘Mind-blown’: scientists discover sex reversal in kookaburras and lorikeets with cause unknown (Guardian Australia)

The study is thought to be the first to find widespread sex reversal across multiple species –  about 5% of common Australian wild birds – but the cause of the phenomenon is not yet known.

Birds in the media:

• We tracked one of Australia’s most endangered birds into strange new habitat (The Conversation Australia)
• Regional Aussie sports field forced to close after precious discovery on halfway line (Yahoo News)
• Cockatoos that feel the beat perform 30 distinct dance moves, study shows (ABC Goulburn Murray)
• Underrated animals: Palm Cockatoo (ABC Radio National)

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