A local legend of a mysterious bird with big eyes grew into the discovery of the Príncipe scops owl. A biologist on the team tells the story of finding and cataloging this new species.
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The Bahama warbler favours large pine trees and palms, fieldwork shows.
Tourism revenues account for almost 10% of Costa Rica’s gross domestic product. New research shows that charismatic wildlife is necessary but not sufficient to attract ecotourists.
Clean bird feeders and grow insect-friendly plants.
The paradise parrot was rediscovered by Cyril Jerrard, a Queensland grazier, in December 1921. But its return was fleeting.
Without changes, many birds will continue to decline or be lost altogether. But when conservation action is well resourced and implemented, we can turn the trend around.
Saving our threatened species shouldn’t be seen as a cost, but rather a very savvy investment to ensure the support systems sustaining life on Earth remain intact.
Māori treasure kiwi feathers for weaving cloaks for high-ranking people. But the bird’s first description by European scientists is quite recent, based on a specimen that arrived in London in 1812.
In healthy populations, the song of regent honeyeaters is complex and long. But where the population is very small, the song is sadly diminished.
The poisoning incident in Guinea-Bissau represents a loss of around 5% of the estimated national population of Hooded Vultures, which makes up 22% of the entire global population.
While Hail Mary conservation efforts can pull birds back from the brink, an extinction wave still looms.
Australian artists are protesting the Adani mine’s potential impact on the black-throated finch. The project is gaining traction online, but in this case, emotive art might not be enough.
The endangered Australasian bittern offers a way past the ‘farmers vs environmentalist’ debate in the Murray-Darling basin.
How African penguins and their chicks’ respond to fish availability informs marine conservation.
Scientists now have a better understanding of what martial eagles eat. This is valuable for the conservation of this endangered species.
New research has shown how to measure conservation progress for Australia’s 238 endangered bird species
For decades, state and federal governments have shed environmental budgets and staff. Now it’s up to volunteers to fill the gap.
The bird faces a wave of challenges – from climate change to human hunters.
Despite its unpopularity with the public and ongoing reports of endangered and non-game birds being killed - duck shooting season commences this month in Victoria, Tasmania and SA.
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.
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
