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To the right of the frame, a brightly-coloured Rainbow Lorikeet hangs between clumps of pink gum blossom and leaves against a blotched green background.
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BirdLife Australia in the media: April/May

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

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BirdLife Australia in the media: April/May 2025

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

Birdwatching keeps citizen scientists ‘happy and healthy’ as they track species (ABC News)

As birdwatching continues to soar in popularity worldwide, more people are noticing birds and the many benefits of birdwatching. Bird lovers from around Australia – including BirdLife Australia’s Holly Parsons – share why birdwatching is good for us, and how birdwatchers are helping make a difference.

 

From blackening skies to barely casting a shadow – the Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo faces a bleak future (Guardian Australia)

In the lead up to the Federal Election, Guardian Australia’s Last Chance series highlighted some of our many threatened and declining species being left behind – including the Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo and Far Eastern Curlew.

A shrieking Carnaby's Black-cockatoo is silhouetted against a dark background.
Found only in South West WA, the Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo population has  declined by more than 50% in 50 years. Photo by Nathan Watson

 

The results are in for the 2024 Aussie Bird Count (Australian Geographic)

BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count is Australia’s biggest citizen science event, and the 2024 Count results are out now!

To the right of the frame, a brightly-coloured Rainbow Lorikeet peers out of the pink blossom and gum nuts of a flowering gum.
The Rainbow Lorikeet was the most spotted bird during last year’s Aussie Bird Count – for the eleventh year in a row. Photo by Colin Stansfield

 

Birds on Farms with Shannon Creaney (Weekend Birder podcast)

In this episode of the popular Australian birding podcast Weekend Birder, BirdLife Australia’s Shannon Creaney joined host Kirsty Costa to discuss how farmers are helping make a difference for woodland birds through our Birds on Farms program.

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