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A doubling of kākā – drawn to mass flowering of native mistletoe – was a highlight of the annual bird count in the Landsborough valley last summer. The large native parrots joined the growing number of forest birds tallied as the Department of Conservation’s ...
National bird threat rates are remaining steady, with no more birds added to the near-extinct group.
Of the 491 birds assessed by an expert panel, 25 species have improved in status while 22 have declined since the last assessment in 2016. Five
Commission meeting The Commission convened for its 77th meeting in Lakes Entrance, with some Commissioners attending virtually due to COVID-19...
Fishery consultant claims MSC reputation damaged in Australia after roughy certification failure By Share An Australian fishery consultancy, which has taken a financial hit from the fallout of the failed Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the orange roughy fishery, claims the MSC’s reputation may be damaged in the country by the certification's failure. “Just as MSC was about to take a step forward in Australia it takes several backwards and will become less relevant,” Simon Boag, a fisheries advisor at Australian-based Atlantis Fisheries Consulting Group – which w...