Australia's threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years
- Written by Elisa Bayraktarov, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
Australia’s threatened birds declined by nearly 60% on average over 30 years, according to new research that reveals the true impact on native wildlife of habitat loss, introduced pests, and other human-caused pressures.
Alarmingly, migratory shorebirds have declined by 72%. Many of these species inhabit our mudflats and coasts on their...