While Hail Mary conservation efforts can pull birds back from the brink, an extinction wave still looms.
Articles on Endangered birds
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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.
The European goldfinch, with its wonderful coloration and melodic singing, is a favoured pet for people living in the western Maghreb. But continued poaching is putting the species in danger.
What’s the answer? Fight or flight?
Simple changes to current grassland management has the potential to save many endangered birds.
Farmers hold the key to prevent ecological degradation and promote conservation
Top contributors
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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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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Research Associate, Rarity and Conservation of African Birds, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Geospatial Scientist, Charles Darwin University
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Dr Matt Webb, Australian National University
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Zoology, University of Oxford