Invasive mammals have already removed some native bird species from our cities. It’s why urban forest restoration and predator control are crucial to support the ‘ghosts of predation past’.
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Imagine flying for five days straight, arriving at your destination emaciated and exhausted, only to find your habitat has disappeared. Such is the plight of the Latham’s Snipe.
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.
Ponds create ‘insect chimneys’ which are a boon for hungry farmland birds.
The tall buildings of our cities kill horrifying numbers of birds. But some cities are adopting mandatory design measures to cut the toll.
Pink pigeons may make more charismatic subjects for our adoration, but their feral relatives who keep us company in towns and cities are just as deserving.
The Trump administration is narrowing protection for migratory birds to cover only deliberate harm such as hunting, but not threats like development or pollution that kill millions of birds yearly.
If Europe is going to reap the benefits of conservation measures at home, its experts need an understanding of where “their” birds migrate to when they head off to Africa.
Is providing birds with food and water making them too dependent? Or are gardens just the new frontier of Australia’s urban landscape? New research aims to find out.
Millions of birds breed in lakes so alkaline they can burn human skin.
Well-intended efforts to reduce food waste could threaten some birds and animal species, a new paper has warned.
Migratory birds play key ecological roles. and connect us with nature. The 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty curbed overhunting, but birds face other threats today that require international solutions.
Drones are useful tools for studying and protecting wildlife. But with their growing popularity comes a growing need to make sure they don’t harm the animals they’re trying to observe.
Plans for managing Perth’s rapid urban growth have been touted as green. But they still look like robbing the iconic Carnaby’s black cockatoo of yet more crucial habitat.
Farmers hold the key to prevent ecological degradation and promote conservation
When conservationists use war metaphors – as in the battle to halt bird hunting in Malta – they hurt their cause by closing down paths to negotiation.
Rufous Scrub-birds have been calling loudly from the mountains of eastern Australia ever since Australia parted from Gondwana 65 million years ago. They are still there today – as noisy as ever, though…
Swift parrots are one of Australia’s most endangered birds, but until very recently we didn’t know why. New research shows that they’re being eaten by sugar gliders at their breeding grounds in Tasmania…
The number of endangered bird species is rising and even with our best intentions, there isn’t enough money to save them all – so how do we decide which species we should let go? A new approach has been…
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Garvin Professor and Senior Director of Conservation Science, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
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Head of Ascension Island Government Conservation Department/ Visiting Researcher, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
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Research fellow, UCL
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Associate professor, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Terrestrial Ecology, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Tropical Environments and Societies, James Cook University
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Research Fellow in Conservation Marketing, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Kent
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Macroecologist and Conservation Biologist, University of the Free State
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Professor, Biodiversity Informatics, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Edith Cowan University
