Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day
- Written by Jeremy Simmonds, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
Eastern-yellow robin. Some 60 per cent of the native birds of south-east mainland Australia have lost more than half of their natural habitat.Graham Winterflood/Wikimedia Commons
Across parts of Australia, vast areas of native vegetation have been cleared and replaced by our cities, farms and infrastructure. When native vegetation is removed, the...
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