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H5 Bird Flu now detected in Australia

  • Birdlife Australia

  • Saturday, 20 June 2026

Urgent action to protect Australian birds ‘more important than ever’ following arrival of H5 bird flu

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Bird of the month

Bird of the Month: December 2023

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 1 December 2023
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New data reveals 60% decline in threatened bird populations

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 30 November 2023
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The latest Threatened Bird Index reveals a 60% decline in threatened Australian bird populations – in less than 40 years.
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Minister to decide fate of Toondah wetlands

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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The clock is ticking for Minister to decide on Walker Corporation's destructive Toondah Harbour real estate project
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Follow that bird

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 22 November 2023
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Tracking the elusive Australian Painted-snipe
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They’re booming in the reedbeds

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 22 November 2023
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Australasian Bittern surveys come up trumps
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Shop the Nest gift guide: give a gift that gives back

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 20 November 2023
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Something for every bird and nature lover on your list from the BirdLife Australia shop
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On the rise, one breeding pair at a time

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 20 November 2023
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Penguin colonies show signs of recovery
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Run down

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 14 November 2023
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Hooded Plover chicks killed by vehicle on the beach
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Whose ‘hoo’ on Kangaroo Island

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 13 November 2023
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Kangaroo Island Community Nocturnal Bird Survey