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H5 bird flu explainer

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 9 July 2026

H5 bird flu has arrived in Australia. Here's everything you need to know about the virus and how you can help.

Australian Birdlife magazine

Birdwatching online: 5 bird livestreams

Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 30 August 2025

Take your birdwatching to the next level with these five online bird cams from Australia and beyond.

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Peregrine Falcons return to Melbourne CBD

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 29 August 2025

A pair of Peregrine Falcons have laid their first eggs of the season at 367 Collins Street, and their 24-hour livestream is back!

Media release

Welcome Support for Coastal Birds

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 22 August 2025

BirdLife Australia has welcomed $853,000 for coastal birds over the next three years

Media release

Community acts for South-Eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 22 August 2025

Community action to save the endangered South-Eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

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No uplisting for Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 15 August 2025

Despite population decline and international recognition of its critical status, the WA government has rejected a bid to uplist Baudin’s black-cockatoo.

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BirdLife Australia equipment stolen

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 4 August 2025

Man fined, monitoring camera returned

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2025 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards deadline extended

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 28 July 2025

Calling all photographers! Enter the BirdLife Australia Photography Awards before 12 August

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BirdLife Australia in the media: June/July

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 24 July 2025

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

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Wedgie risk-assessment tool developed in Tasmania

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 24 July 2025

the Tasmanian subspecies of the Wedge-tailed Eagle is considered threatened, being officially classified as Endangered. It’s a situation which might surprise a