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Magpies with more friends a lot smarter, scientists find
We already knew that magpies were smart but now we know exactly how their intelligence has evolved.
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Wildlife
Should you be feeding birds? The answer isn’t so simple
It’s easy to determine what you shouldn’t be feeding birds, but answering the question on whether or not we should be feeding them anything at all has scientists divided.
Wildlife
Tassie’s ‘Poppa Tawny Frogmouth’ converted his home into a tawny rehabilitation centre
Well-known for his work with Tassie’s resident tawny frogmouths, David Joyce is quite the celebrity around Hobart.
Wildlife
The “fast food” that urban birds love and the healthier alternatives
Just like humans, birds have a sweet tooth that can throw their diets off-balance.
Wildlife
Threatened superb parrots are being wiped out by motorists, but you can help
Australian Geographic spoke with Laura Rayner, an expert on superb parrots, to find out how exactly we can avoid colliding with these excellent birds on the road.
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This is why Aussie ‘firehawk’ raptors are spreading bushfires
A new study has recently confirmed what Indigenous Australians have known all along: our raptors are using bushfires to corner their prey.
Wildlife
Urban birdwatching guide to Adelaide
With its unique central location, Adelaide boasts easy access to birds across a dramatic range of habitats: desert, woodlands, wetlands and shorelines.
Wildlife
A guide to helping our native animals with the heat this summer
While we enjoy the summer holidays – returning to our air-conditioned abodes when it gets too much – our native animals, especially our koalas and birds, can find it difficult to cope with the sweltering heat and limited water sources. Here’s how you can help them out this summer.
Wildlife
In pictures: BirdLife Australia’s 2018 calendar
BirdLife Australia is turning the spotlight on some of our most beautiful, colourful and intriguing woodland birds.
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Household rat poisons are killing boobook owls, study says
A year-long study into the decline of Australia’s boobook owls has revealed that the leading cause may be household rodenticides.