Australia has the world's highest diversity of parrots, but a new analysis by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has found the nation's record in conserving these beautiful birds ...

Extreme heat can have a profound impact on wild animals, causing their death in the most extreme cases and leaving less ...

A critically endangered parrot could be at further risk of extinction after it was found to carry a half-dozen novel viruses Adult female orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) in Melaleuca, ...

One longtime marine conservation scientist described the dolphin’s fatal infection with H5N1 bird flu as “shocking” and “very worrying.” Reading time 3 minutes A common dolphin swimming near Port ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wild cockatoos in Sydney, Australia have learned to drink from twist-handle water fountains, turning the knob with their feet and ...

Parrots in Australia are getting wasted on fermented fruit – and, in some cases, dying as a result of their drunken behaviour. The end of the mango season in Western Australia’s Kimberley region means ...

What does it mean to save threatened species? How often do we achieve it? And how often do we fail? Our new research answers these questions for Australian birds. We found extinction risks had reduced ...