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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.

Australian Birdlife magazine

Our Bird Conservation Strategy: Save Birds. Save Life.

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 1 June 2023

The Bird Conservation Strategy is our ambitious new strategic plan that outlines our goals for the next decade.

Australian Birdlife magazine

50 Shades of Brown: Identifying female fairy-wrens

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Sean Dooley deciphers the tiny clues that help distinguish the different species of female fairy-wren.

Australian Birdlife magazine

The private life of penguins

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Itinerant penguins from across the Southern Ocean are often spotted on Australia’s southern beaches in late summer and early autumn.

Australian Birdlife magazine

The Pelican Puzzle

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 24 November 2022

Back-to-back years of La Niña rains have created ideal breeding conditions for the Australian Pelican, a much-loved bird we know surprisingly little about.

Australian Birdlife magazine

Paradigm Swift

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 2 March 2022

BirdLife Australia’s Beau Meney introduces Swift Parrot Search, a new monitoring approach that will help us keep tabs on this highly threatened species.