Jeremy Simmonds – The Conversation

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October 13, 2021

Should we cull noisy miners? After decades of research, these aggressive honeyeaters are still outsmarting us

Courtney Melton, The University of Queensland; April Reside, The University of Queensland; Jeremy Simmonds, The University of Queensland; Martine Maron, The University of Queensland; Michael Clarke, La Trobe University, and Paul McDonald, University of New England

Populations of noisy miners have boomed since colonisation, and today they’re a huge threat to other native birds. 45 attempts to cull them in 30 years have left us with more questions than answers.

Eastern-yellow robin. Some 60 per cent of the native birds of south-east mainland Australia have lost more than half of their natural habitat. Graham Winterflood/Wikimedia Commons

October 28, 2019

Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day

Jeremy Simmonds, The University of Queensland; Alvaro Salazar, The University of Queensland; James Watson, The University of Queensland, and Martine Maron, The University of Queensland

Aside from their intrinsic value, common bird species might be one of the only ways we connect with nature in our everyday lives. But these opportunities are under threat.

Koalas are among the threatened native species worst affected by habitat loss. Taronga Zoo

September 9, 2019

Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here’s the proof

Michelle Ward, The University of Queensland; April Reside, The University of Queensland; Hugh Possingham, The University of Queensland; James Watson, The University of Queensland; Jeremy Simmonds, The University of Queensland; Jonathan Rhodes, The University of Queensland, and Martin Taylor, The University of Queensland

A staggering 7.7 million hectares of critical habitat has been destroyed since environment laws were enacted - and 93% was not referred to the federal government for assessment.

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