H5N1 arrives in Australia
Update from Eric Woehler The arrival of bird flu to Australia signals the next chapter in the spread of this global pandemic. Australia is the world’s remotest inhabited continent, and for years, researchers and managers had identified two possible pathways for the H5N1 virus to reach Australia. These were from the Northern Hemisphere potentially via migratory shorebirds and/or shearwaters, or from the Southern Ocean as seabirds dispersed northward to avoid the Antarctic wi
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Consultation open on draft EPBC Act information and survey guidelines for Little Penguin
Little Penguin by Claire Greenwell New draft information and best practice survey guidelines have been developed for the Little Penguin under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). These document outline how to identify and manage potential impacts on little penguins associated with offshore wind farm proposals. Based on a comprehensive literature review into Little Penguin behaviour and ecology, the document documents provide: important
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Consultation open on draft EPBC Act information and survey guidelines for albatross and petrels
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross by Claire Greenwell New draft information and best practice survey guidelines have been developed for albatross and petrels under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). These document outline how to identify and manage potential impacts on albatrosses and petrels associated with offshore wind farm proposals. Based on a comprehensive literature review and new research into albatross and petrel behaviour and e
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