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Exotic booby: rare Hunter sighting sends birdwatchers into a flap

'When things like this happen, people come and spend their money where the rare bird is.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 18

Poached: could a video of tree-climbing egg thieves help save Australia’s vulnerable honeyeaters?

Researchers found the loss of just a few eggs to opportunistic predators could greatly increase the songbird’s risk of extinction within 20 years

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29

Swooping plovers attack 'only if you push them'

Magpie breeding season 'just around the corner as well'.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 12, 2023

Regent honeyeater's call played at rest stops in bid to save native bird from extinction

There are fewer than 300 regent honeyeaters left in the wild. Conservationists say that if people living near their habitats become familiar with the bird's call, it could help to stave off the species' extinction.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Regent honeyeaters released in the Hunter Valley as efforts to save species continue

There are only 250 to 350 regent honeyeaters left in the wild. With numbers so low, conservationists are finding new ways to teach young birds their unique love song.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Songbirds find their voice in the Lower Hunter

Fifty conservation-bred regent honeyeaters have been released into the Lower Hunter as part of a project to boost the wild population of one of Australia's rarest birds.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 20, 2022

Release of rare honeyeaters in NSW

Zoo-bred regent honeyeaters, one of Australia's rarest birds, are being released in NSW's Lower Hunter Valley to boost the wild population.

AAP · Nov 20, 2022

Birdwatchers prepare for Twitchathon to raise money for the gang-gang cockatoo

Teams of avid birders from across NSW and the ACT will race to record as many different bird species as possible in an event focused on saving a special species.

ABC News · Oct 22, 2022

Survival in the city for homeless corellas

Such large flocks indicate the birds are in crisis, says expert.

Newcastle Herald · May 20, 2022

Saving the regent honeyeaters of the Tomalpin Woodlands

The battle to save an endangered bird has brought focus onto an industrial development zone near Kurri Kurri.

Newcastle Herald · May 14, 2022