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Scientists and bureaucrats moved logistical mountains to rescue the eastern bristlebird from bushfires this year. As climate change worsens, wildlife evacuations will become more common.
The steep decline in biodiversity is worrying, especially as wild species are important for pollination and pest control.
My research into Britain's birds found 77% of species varied in abundance around roads.
Noise pollution can cause long-term stress and harm to wildlife.
The mosque is where men and women and children go to pray. But, according to art historian Christiane Gruber, some make room for other, non-human creatures too.
A decade of no grazing has demonstrated positive effects on the richness of bird species.
From choosing a compatible personality to sharing childcare equally, many Australian birds have mastered the art of successful relationships.
Garden bird feeders and water baths could be hotspots for infectious disease transmission.
Researchers have discovered an alarming new threat to one of the most incredible wildlife migrations on Earth.
Storks – those harbingers of new life – are breeding in Britain again.
With careful observation, you can start to recognize that one sassy squirrel or the cardinal pair who call your neighborhood home.
What a hungry Red kite tells us about human-animal relationships.
Ponds create 'insect chimneys' which are a boon for hungry farmland birds.
Climate change is affecting our planet's biodiversity, yet some species can find ways to adapt. Using citizen-science data, a French research team is studying how birds adjust to local heat levels.
Domestic gardens offer an oasis for urban wildlife, and are a sight for sore eyes during lockdown.
With wild boar in Barcelona and coyotes in San Francisco, the lockdown has transformed concrete jungles worldwide.
A new method of using camera traps has brought good and bad news for conservationists.
The skull of Oculudentavis, found encased in amber, provides new clues into the transition from dinosaurs to birds and may be smallest of either ever found.
For decades, the extinction of passenger pigeons has been explained by two theories of human impact. New research shows one of these theories is now more compelling than the other.
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
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Research Director and Curator, Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, CSIRO
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