BirdLife Australia in the media: December

BirdLife Australia in the media: December 2025

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

Bunnings, Coles and Woolworths urged to act as Amazon pulls ‘insidious’ product from shelves (Yahoo! News)

The decision by online retail giant Amazon to remove rat poisons that kill owls and wildlife from sale was a welcome decision that has put the pressure on other retailers and the Australian regulator to follow suit. Dr Holly Parsons spoke to Yahoo about this development.

‘It was like a dream’: How Australia’s rarest bird of prey was found in WA’s north (The Sydney Morning Herald).*

Our search for Red Goshawks nests has resulted in exciting news. The Sydney Morning Herald spoke with BirdLife Australia’s Jess Rooke and Chris McCall about some incredible discoveries.

Who’s thriving and who’s barely surviving in Australia, the Land of the Parrots? (ABC News)

We’re so lucky to have a dazzling variety of parrots in Australia. The ABC spoke to BirdLife Australia’s Ryan Kilgower about why some are thriving and others are threatened, and took a look at some uplifting success stories.

Melbourne council responds to lunch-thieving seagulls knocking food from pedestrians’ hands (ABC News)

Sean Dooley spoke to the ABC about co-existing with Silver Gulls, and how our own habits have shaped some behaviour that isn’t always welcome.

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