Search results for: birds

Showing 1 - 10 of 90 results

17 September 2024

Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbirds that give us the most joy

Urbanisation in Brisbane is causing a decline in colorful, melodious bird species, particularly small ones. The loss of green spaces and increased infrastructure threatens the birds that enhance urban life.

Read More
3 September 2024

Colourful, melodious birds at risk from poor urban planning 

Loss of green spaces and fragmented landscapes leading to less 'attractive' birds in urban areas.

Read More
20 February 2023

Survival of the hottest: Lessons from sweltering Birdsville 

How will we cope as the summers get longer and hotter? Who will suffer the most? How will we find solutions?Following the launch of the Climate Justice Observatory, Professor Susan Harris Rimmer travelled to Birdsville to listen and learn about how the community experiences heat and adapts to heat in rural areas.

Read More
16 January 2019
Read More
22 October 2015
Nicholas Clark found that up to 40% of Indian Mynas in the South East Queensland region can carry malaria parasites.

Invasive birds spreading avian malaria in eastern Australia

An invasive bird species is carrying, and potentially spreading, a high prevalence of avian malaria throughout its range in eastern Australia, a Griffith University PhD candidate has uncovered.

Read More
23 May 2025

Half the remaining habitat of Australia’s most at-risk species is unprotected

Study identifies critically endangered species with narrow ranges of more than 20,000sqkm at risk without protections.  

Read More
14 April 2025

Longest known seafaring venture 8,500 years ago brings hunter-gatherers to Malta before early farmers 

Oldest long-distance seafaring expedition took place before the invention of boats with sails, likely using simple dugout canoes. 

Read More
9 October 2024
Read More
30 September 2024

Study finds sensory enjoyment of nature is universal 

People in four different countries enjoy the same forest sights, sounds and smells.

Read More
29 July 2024

Cash and conservation: a worldwide analysis of wildlife on money 

Study finds explores how countries use currency to highlight conservation priorities.

Read More