Warblers in high mountain wetlands change their dawn singing with temperature, rain, wind, humidity and moonlight, showing how weather shapes wildlife behaviour.
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A global media campaign, spearhaded by charity Conservation India, publicised a short film about the Amur falcon massacre and instigated huge change.
Birds play a wide range of unique cultural roles for the Nuer people, who have three interchangeable names for them.
What do you know about your national currency? How about the cash used overseas? We studied wildlife imagery on banknotes around the world. Here’s what we found.
We think of laughing kookaburras as common in Australia and their call certainly lets us know when they’re about. But several factors are driving down their numbers.
Australia’s First Peoples have a strong and continuing connection to the land. Their determination to maintain this connection provides important opportunities for conservation. Our new research explored…
What’s in a name? A lot, if you’re an Audubon’s Oriole or a Townsend’s Solitaire.
Researchers used ‘citizen science’ birdwatching data to rank Australian species. Among the most elusive birds were ‘hide and seek’ champions and a few possibly headed for extinction.
Drone use has increased dramatically, but what effect will this have on our endangered shorebirds? New research shows the eastern curlew is easily startled, prompting others to take flight.
Invasive mammals have already removed some native bird species from our cities. It’s why urban forest restoration and predator control are crucial to support the ‘ghosts of predation past’.
Imagine flying for five days straight, arriving at your destination emaciated and exhausted, only to find your habitat has disappeared. Such is the plight of the Latham’s Snipe.
Researchers have discovered an alarming new threat to one of the most incredible wildlife migrations on Earth.
Storks – those harbingers of new life – are breeding in Britain again.
Ponds create ‘insect chimneys’ which are a boon for hungry farmland birds.
The tall buildings of our cities kill horrifying numbers of birds. But some cities are adopting mandatory design measures to cut the toll.
Pink pigeons may make more charismatic subjects for our adoration, but their feral relatives who keep us company in towns and cities are just as deserving.
The Trump administration is narrowing protection for migratory birds to cover only deliberate harm such as hunting, but not threats like development or pollution that kill millions of birds yearly.
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.
Is providing birds with food and water making them too dependent? Or are gardens just the new frontier of Australia’s urban landscape? New research aims to find out.
Millions of birds breed in lakes so alkaline they can burn human skin.
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow in Conservation Marketing, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor, National University of Singapore
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Research fellow, UCL
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Professor of Environmental Economics, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
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Professor of Terrestrial Ecology, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Tropical Environments and Societies, James Cook University
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Macroecologist and Conservation Biologist, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation, Edith Cowan University
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Researcher, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University