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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.

5 things

Rose Robins

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 29 November 2022

5 things you may or may not know about the Rose Robin

Bird of the month

Red-backed Fairy-wren

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Every month we spotlight a different Australian bird. Find out more about the Red-backed Fairy-wren.

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More Black Swans killed in Tasmania

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 29 November 2022

‘Property Protection Permits’ — Tasmania’s loophole which allows people to kill native wildlife — has reared its ugly head again.

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.

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A Whipbird has been rediscovered in Victoria

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 22 November 2022

A subspecies of Western Whipbird, known as the Mallee or White-bellied Whipbird, has been rediscovered in Victoria for the first time in decades.

Volunteer stories

Volunteer stories: John Saw

Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 1 October 2022

John Saw, a Birds on Farms volunteer, has been surveying and watching birds for years, recently reaching 600 different species.

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.