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One of Australia’s most beautiful birds the Western Australian male Splendid Fairy-Wren. I am seeing a big increase in numbers. In and around my urban area lake Joondalup in Perth. #birding #Australia #Fariywrens #birds #amazing #wildlife #urban🐦👀

One of Australia’s most amazing and beautiful parrots.The Red-capped parrot found only in Western Australia. Like most parrots feeds on many plants and insects. Marri gum nuts are a favourite watch how it feeds. #wildlife #parrots #Australia #amazing🦜👀

Join Dr Jessica Lee from Mandai Nature, Xie Renhui from NParks and the podcast's host Elliott James Ong as they discuss the illegal songbird trade and share practical tips on how one can help conserve these species.

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I never thought that 15 years of studying will put me in front of the computer writing quotes of money I can’t dream of ever have…. 😅 #bioacoustics

Here’s what happens in Perth Western Australia when Little Corellas start to head off and roost in trees for the night. #parrots #birds #wildlife #Australia #Amazing #Australia #Urban #wildlifephotography 🦜👀

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After years of training and thousands of birds I have received my S permit. Thanks to all ringers out there that inspired me 🙂

New Zealand Bellbird feeding in Nelson Lakes National Park. #NewZealand #birding #wildlifetour #travel 🐦‍⬛👀

As we all know it only takes one feral cat to cause extinction of a species.🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛👀 thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360486…

[1/3]🏆 eBay takes action to protect endangered plants! A powerful partnership, eBay joined forces with conservation groups, including TRAFFIC, to crack down on the illegal trade of endangered plants. 🤝 #WildLifeConservation #Sustainability #SaveSucculents

Police seize 6,000 illegal wild birds’ eggs as raids net largest haul in UK history theguardian.com/environment/20…

“We All Love #Birds, But We Have Different Ways of Showing It” - have a look inside the Indonesian #songbird trade on the All About Birds website by @CornellBirds allaboutbirds.org/news/inside-th…

More than 4,000 Sumatran #birds were confiscated on November 28, 2024 by Lampung Police Highway Patrol (PJR), SKW III Lampung and Bengkulu BKSDA, with the support of FLIGHT. The birds were seized on the way from Palembang to Natar, #Lampung.  Source: @ProtectingBirds

A species a really wanted to ring last year and never managed. One year later there you go. Red-billed Oxpecker. She was on a warthog 😌

Congratulations to Dr Kit Prendergast for her Young Achievement Award ⁦@CurtinUni⁩ alumnus award - a research powerhouse ⁦@BeeBabette⁩

The bloodwood tree gall, bloodwood apple, or bush coconut - that's a female hemipteran bug living in the gall; flying males access her through a hole in the wall. Bush tucker, both the female and the lining of the gall. Evolution is frikn weird #WildOz

Desert bird banding with @NightParrotWA volunteers: every year is different #WildOz

Our lab is looking for a postdoc to do NSF-funded research at the intersection of #UrbanEcology, #SocialJustice, citizen/community science, and spatial statistics. Remote and in person options available. Please share widely! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/151833

"The parrot trade boom: Risks and consequences for endangered species" Great coverage in @mailandguardian of our study taking a deep dive into how commercial parrot farming can impact threatened #parrots. @ParrotTrust @MoveTheWorld @ShereeBega mg.co.za/the-green-guar….

Plains-wanderers like their grasslands just right, not too tall, not too short AND without foxes. Paper led by @pedionomus shows that plains-wanderers prefer an optimal range of grass-height and that fox control is integral for managing their habitat shorturl.at/jB0Wu.