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Endangered dodo relative found in WA
Local Indigenous rangers were surprised to spot the bird on the remote Kimberley coast – a long way from home.
Tag: endangered species
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Scientists counting albatrosses from space
For the first time, scientists are using satellite imagery to count bird populations from space – one little white dot at a time.
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Tasmanian devils found on mainland were probably stowaways, study finds
Despite the rediscovery of a string of Australian species thought to be extinct, researchers have debunked a popular belief that Tasmanian devils survived on the mainland into last century.
Wildlife
10 reasons Australians should celebrate bilbies, not bunnies, this Easter
The bilby is becoming Australia’s Easter icon and a symbol of hope for our native wildlife.
Science & Environment
Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything
From luxuries like champagne to the very livelihoods of fishing communities in the developing world – the climate-driven shifts in species will affect us all.
News
Sighting of a lifetime: night parrots found in WA
They were only rediscovered in 2013, and now a new population has been found in northern Western Australia, where the last confirmed sighting was over 100 years ago.
Wildlife
How an endangered species is clogging our pipes
We may need to consider renaming the Hanley’s river snail to the Hanley’s pipe snail, given the endangered species has survived by taking up residence in an inconvenient man-made habitat.
Fundraising
Eastern barred bandicoot
Please donate to help bring this marsupial back from the brink of extinction.
News
The time is now to save one of the world’s most endangered birds
A crowd-funding campaign is aiming to boost numbers of Norfolk Island green parrots after a rough few decades – being brought back from the brink of extinction not once, but twice.
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Resurrecting extinct species might not be worth it, study finds
The ‘de-extinction’ of long-lost species could lead to net biodiversity loss, according to new research using NSW and New Zealand as examples.