Monday, 3 March 2025
Find out more about our bird conservation work around the country with our monthly multimedia round-up.
Australian and international birdwatchers spend billions on travel involving birdwatching every year in Australia, prompting calls to better promote the undervalued sector.
Host of the popular Australian birding podcast Weekend Birder Kirsty Costa caught up with our very own Manager of Priority Sites Dr Holly Parsons to chat all things Gang-gang Cockatoo.
In south-west Victoria, BirdLife Australia has spent decades working with local volunteers to help bring the eastern subspecies of Hooded Plover back from the brink of extinction – and with great success. But now, these vulnerable beach-nesting birds are facing growing pressure from climate change-fuelled storms and rising seas.
BirdLife Australia’s Manager of Priority Threatened Birds Michael Lohr was the lead author on the research behind this article, which revealed that it’s not just birds of prey that are suffering secondary poisoning from lethal and widely accessible rodenticides.
A proposal to build a 100-turbine wind farm on a remote island off Tasmania’s north-west coast is a step closer to realisation, despite concerns about its potential impact on Critically Endangered Orange-bellied Parrots. However, Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has since delayed her decision until after the Federal election.
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