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Whalers Way - Endangered birds rocketed toward extinction

  • Birdlife Australia

  • Wednesday, 30 October 2024

BirdLife Australia believes Tanya Plibersek's decision to approve a rocket launch facility at Whalers Way could propel Endangered birds toward extinction.

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Australian Birdlife magazine

Aussie Bird Count 2024 ambassador highlights

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 5 December 2024
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Our Aussie Bird Count ambassadors share their Count highlights in the upcoming issue of Australian Birdlife magazine.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Mindful birding: why birdwatching is good for you

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Saturday, 5 October 2024
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A bird a day might be just what we need to keep stress and anxiety at bay. Kirsty Costa, host of Weekend Birder podcast, went on a quest to discover why.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Funeral Rites

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Sunday, 30 June 2024
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Once known as the ‘Funeral Cockatoo’, could the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo be heading towards its own funeral?
Australian Birdlife magazine

The bigger they are, the further they fall...

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Sunday, 21 April 2024
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From the Australian Birdlife magazine archives: Danny Rogers outlines the life and precarious times of our largest shorebird, the Eastern Curlew
Australian Birdlife magazine

Little drummer birds

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 13 March 2024
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Palm Cockatoos are the rockstars of the bird world, but are their drumming displays an ancient instinct or a clever mimicry of human behaviour?
Australian Birdlife magazine

Australia's hidden history of bird feeding

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 4 January 2024
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Delve into Australia's hidden history of bird feeding with Russell McGregor.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Sharing Our Shores

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 22 December 2023
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When you head to the beach for a day of fun in the sun, chances are you’ll be sharing the shore with migratory and beach-nesting birds.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Parrots in Peril: A Decade of Conservation Challenges

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 12 October 2023
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Ten years ago, Australian Birdlife published an overview of the conservation status of Australia’s parrots, finding that 12 could plunge into extinction.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Weekend at Bruny Island

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 11 August 2023
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How many birds can you see in just three days? Natasha Harris heads to Bruny Island for a long weekend to find out, and uncovers a whole lot more in the process