All posts tagged "animals"

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  Science

  Stress and habitat linked to koala recovery

  New research led by Western Sydney University Stress Lab’s Dr Edward Narayan, has found the psychological state of wild koalas and the...

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  Science

  Balloons the #1 marine debris risk of mortality for seabirds

  A new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and CSIRO collaborative study has found that balloons are the highest-risk plastic debris...

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  Thirteen mammal extinctions prevented by havens

  A stocktake of Australia’s animal havens – conservation areas free of cats and foxes – has found that they have already prevented...

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  Research

  Reaching peak whale

  Research has revealed some large whale populations have defied over-exploitation and near-extinction to reach ‘peak’ abundance – or will do so early...

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  Research

  Climate link between krill and whale populations uncovered

  The abundance of krill could influence future whale populations in the Southern Hemisphere such as Blue, Southern Right and Fin whales, according...

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  Research

  Tangle of shorebird policy unpicked

  Research has shown that international cooperation has been critical in protecting migratory shorebirds in the Asia Pacific, but ongoing challenges exist.

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  Critically endangered grey nurse shark mapped for the first time in landmark study

  A study mapping the eastern Australian grey nurse shark population has found it has declined rapidly over the last few decades, with...

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  Native turtles face extinction in South Australia

  Western Sydney University has contributed to new Australian research into native turtle populations in the Murray River and some of its associated...

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  News and Views

  Bilbies set for a comeback in western Queensland

  The future of the bilby, one of Australia’s threatened species could be secured with the help of University of Queensland researchers.

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  How to send a finch extinct

  An endangered Queensland bird is at risk of extinction because environmental legislation is failing to protect its habitat, according to a University...