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A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say. Another Australian bird, the bar-tailed ...
Mystery as hundreds of Aussie birds and flying foxes fall from the sky. A rise in cases of a little-known illness affecting wildlife has prompted a warning to Aussies. Courtney Greatrex ...
With Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre expecting its most significant fill in decades, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds are ...
The new study reveals that Bogong moths use stellar cues to chart their long-distance migration across southeastern Australia. The discovery marks the first confirmed case of an invertebrate using a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass, ...
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, a ...
Some birds die immediately, others need to be euthanised, a handful go into care with trained rescuers, a lucky few fly away, but the fate of others is unknown.
Using weather radar to track Australia's migrating birds Date: October 28, 2024 Source: University of Queensland Summary: Scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to ...
On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal clear ocean, live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the world. Scientist say the crisis is getting worse.