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Thousands of dead seabirds are washing up on Australia’s beaches. Researchers want to know why

Each spring about 20 million shearwaters fly 15,000km to Australia from the northern hemisphere. This year, beachgoers have been finding many emaciated carcasses

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2024

Why don’t Tasmanian magpies swoop people? It’s not black and white

The island’s birds are known for their different behaviour to their mainland counterparts – but it’s not clear what’s behind it

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 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 non-stop flight from Alaska to Tasmania may be for the birds — and a possible record

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said Friday.

WEKU · Oct 28, 2022

Alaska-Australia flight could place bird in record books

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 13,560 kilometers (8,435 miles) from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Cat wandering ban at Tasmania's new Huntingfield housing development due to endangered bird species

Cat-owning residents who want to live in this new suburban housing development will have to prove to the local council their pets won't roam nearby bushland, where an endangered bird species lives — and while bird watchers have welcomed the rule, one expert doubts it will be enforceable.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Oil spill in Launceston's Tamar River sparks calls for removal of abandoned boats

There are calls for better management of Launceston's Tamar River as the Environment Protection Authority works to contain an oil spill. It says the likely source is an abandoned tugboat, but that has been contested by the son of a former owner.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Proposed Robbins Island wind farm could impact endangered parrot population, documents reveal

A contentious wind farm proposed for Tasmania's north-western tip could interfere with the recovery of a critically endangered parrot species, and significantly impact a population of Tasmanian devils thought to be key to the species' survival, documents obtained under right to information laws show.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2022