FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Richard kingsford | History Defined

Outback kaleidoscope: Australia’s fabled desert lake bursts to life in rare sight

A prodigiously wet monsoon season has brought damaging floods to parts of Australia, but transformed Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in a way not seen in decades

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24

Bird flu has devastated wildlife around the world. What Australian birds are most at risk?

It’s uncertain how native populations might be affected by the deadly H5 strain but seagulls, pelicans and black swans are among those species that have experts worried

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17

The last continent: how deadly bird flu travelled the world before landing on a remote Australian beach

The H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27

Deadly avian flu strain could enter Australia via thieving migratory birds, scientists warn

Birds practising kleptoparasitism – harassing each other until they drop their saliva-covered food – seen as ‘plausible pathway’ for arrival of H5N1

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024

Floods and environmental flows a boon for south-east Australia’s waterbirds, survey shows

But populations are in long-term decline and El Niño is drying out wetland habitats

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023

This ‘very appealing little duck’ is loved by photographers but targeted by hunters in Victoria

Pink-eared ducks are among the native species listed as a game bird in Victoria, but birders hope a push to ban duck hunting will protect the animals

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2023

‘I’ve got the best job in the world’: waterbird expert wins prestigious Eureka prize

Prof Richard Kingsford and his waterbirds aerial survey team’s work over 40 years has influenced Murray-Darling Basin conservation and helped create three new national parks

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

Duck hunting has 'tiny' effect on populations

Experts say the primary focus for sustaining waterbird populations in Victoria should be on habitat destruction, not the minimal impact of hunting.

AAP · May 26, 2023

Experts slam river management after millions of fish die in the Darling

Low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water caused up to 20 million fish to die at Menindee last week, authorities said.

The New Daily · Mar 23, 2023

How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?

Millions of dead fish float on the surface of the river. Native bony herring and introduced young carp, as well as a few mature Murray cod and golden perch. History is repeating on the Darling River at Menindee. This new fish kill is even worse than the enormous 2018–2019 fish…

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023