To save Australia's animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they're getting it wrong?
Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.
Largest study of its kind proves 'bird brain' is a misnomer
It's difficult to know what birds "think" when they fly, but scientists in Australia and Canada are getting some remarkable ...
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La Vista bird-watcher enjoys productive trip to Australia: 'Every day you are seeing something new'
Australia was a natural choice because it has 850 species of birds, 450 of which are found only in that country. She traveled there with friend and fellow birder Terry Lassek through the ...
One Of The ‘Deadliest’ Shipwrecks Only Claimed 1 Human Life—Here’s What Made It Devastating
In 1918, the SS Makambo ran aground near Lord Howe Island, triggering a series of events that would change the island forever ...
Forty-one new flora and fauna species added to Australia's threatened list
A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the ...
Australia's waterbird populations almost halved in just one year, survey finds
A scientist who has worked on the survey says it is normal for waterbird numbers to go through "booms and busts" in line with ...
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Bird feathers, blood found in both engines of crashed jet in South Korea, source says
Seoul, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines ... bursting into flames after hitting an embankment. Only two crew members at the tail end of the plane ...
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Jan could finally see clearly after more than a year. Then a bird gouged her eye
Magpie-larks are known to swoop and can damage victim’s eyes.Credit: iStock It found that most attacks ... and befriending local birds. Bird Life Australia senior public relations adviser ...
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South Korea’s worst-ever plane crash highlights dangers of bird strikes
Geoffrey Thomas, the Australia-based editor-in-chief of Airline Ratings, said a bird strike would most likely only be partially ... Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 found that an object – most ...
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Bird torturer ordered to ‘stay away from animals’ after allegedly snaring corellas
Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Adam Yip Police allege Quach was feeding the birds bread, remnants of which were found in his possession alongside fishing wire. Mr White noted Quach had served numerous ...
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Sydney man charged after allegedly capturing native birds, putting them in suitcase and shaking them
are native and a protected species in Australia and cannot be harmed. Authorities attended a home in the same location and discovered two injured birds in an animal carrier. Police will allege the ...