But for David, Australia’s almost 100 species of native mistletoe are worth celebrating all year round. “We’ve got representations of lineages [of mistletoe] that date right back to Gondwana days. So, ...

When the patient arrives, it can barely move its body. Sometimes it can’t blink. Vibrant green wings falter as the parrot tries—and fails—to fly. A nurse props up the bird’s limp, violet-blue head on ...

The black-capped chickadees coming to your seed feeders get 20 to 25% of their nourishment there. There is research to support the numbers. Those birds have a usual nesting territory of 6 to 10 acres.

If you want to keep seeing your colorful, feathery friends flocking to your bird baths during the winter months, here are ...

Gisela Kaplan has received funding from the ARC and also from a personal bequest. For the past 50 years, international animal cognition research has often related the use of tools such as rocks and ...

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing an ...

Judith Friedlander recently submitted her PhD on the 'how to of engaging individuals with sustainability concepts and actions' through the University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable ...

Winter can be a tricky time for birds, as food can be scarce. One of the best ways to support birds at this time of year is to have plants they can visit to feed on berries and seeds. You can plant ...

On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal-clear ocean live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the world. They have bellies so full of fragments, they crunch when touched.

Honolulu (KHON2) – The Nature Conservancy is encouraging Hawaii residents about the relationship of birds to native Hawaiian forests, and their role in Hawaii’s ecosystem. According to the Nature ...

Automated acoustic sensors are revolutionising the way ecologists track the twitter of native birds. NEW TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING scientists eavesdrop on native bird twitter by doing away with the need ...