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A budget splash to conserve 30% of Australia’s lands will save species – if we choose the right 30%

In 2022, Australia and many other nations agreed to protect 30% of their lands and waters by 2030 to arrest the rapid decline in biodiversity.

The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025

Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature

In wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behaviour – tilling the soil to create habitats for their prey to flourish.

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2025

With just 5 years to go, the world is failing on a vital deal to halt biodiversity loss

Almost 200 nations have signed an ambitious agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss but none is on track to meet the crucial goal, our new research reveals.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2025

'Golden sunlight of their wings' Regent honeyeaters flock to the Lower Hunter

Zoo-bred Regent Honeyeaters released onto Wonnarua Country.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2024

More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows

Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest estate.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2024

‘It doesn’t need to be one or the other’: balancing brolgas and windfarms in Victoria

Victorian brolga numbers have shrunk due to habitat loss and drying wetlands. Now conservationists are calling for careful planning of windfarms

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2024

Gull numbers on the rise but it's not all good news

An increase in gull numbers along the Tasmanian coastline is cause for cheer but habitat destruction has left other bird species on the brink of extinction.

AAP · Jun 28, 2024

A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential

Earth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. But we’re also living through a mass extinction event. Never before in human history have there been such high such rates of species loss and ecosystem collapse.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2024

Call to close at least 30 wetlands to duck hunters

Native bird advocates are pushing for duck hunters to be banned from a number of Victorian wetlands as the hunting season approaches.

AAP · Mar 27, 2024

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

The satin bowerbird's obsession with the colour blue can sometimes be deadly but a change in milk packaging could help save the showy bird.

AAP · Feb 6, 2024