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Feeding wild birds can spread bird flu: Experts have four ways to reduce the risk

Many Australians feed wild birds, but as H5 bird flu spreads, the Biodiversity Council warns that backyard bird feeders can create hotspots for disease transmission. Here are four ways you can reduce your risk.
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Study finds environment laws are failing to curb nature destruction in Northern Australia

9 September 2024
New research led by The University of Queensland has added to the case for federal nature law reform after finding existing laws in Queensland and the Northern Territory are not working to protect nature or curb deforestation.
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Australia needs a strong independent environmental regulator

3 September 2024
Biodiversity Council responds to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's EPA comments.
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Insights from our bird flu webinar

29 August 2024
Missed our bird flu webinar? You can catch up with the recording and access resources and other insights about highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI strain H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4 b) in this article.
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Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report shows that the reef is in serious trouble

26 August 2024
The 2024 Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report has just been released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). Here is what our experts had to say.
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Damning audit of NSW threatened species programs highlights that conservation can’t run on crumbs

19 August 2024
A government audit has just delivered a damning report on the NSW Government’s programs to care for threatened species highlighting a massive gap in funding
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Take a look at the Witjira-Dalhousie hot-springs fishes now on the national threatened species list

12 August 2024
Among the animals just added to our national threatened species list are three unique desert-spring fishes.
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Join our webinar: Preparing for bird flu impacts on Australian wildlife

9 August 2024
Join us on the 26th of August and hear from an expert panel on how bird flu is impacting wildlife globally and what we need to do to safeguard Australian wildlife.
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Our national list of threatened plants and animals has just reached 2,118 species – it is the tip of the iceberg

7 August 2024
Thousands of species are likely to meet the national threatened species criteria but have never been assessed, leaving them without protection under national law.
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Does the Nature Positive legislation before parliament stack up for nature?

1 August 2024
Our experts highlighted several major issues with the Nature Positive Bills before parliament when they gave evidence to a senate committee last week.
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Three Biodiversity Councillors announced as finalists for prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

1 August 2024
Biodiversity Council Councillors Euan Ritchie, Carolyn Hogg and David Keith are finalists for the 2024 Eureka Prize for excellence in their respective fields.
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