https://news.mongabay.com/list/birds/ Environmental science and conservation news Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:03:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png https://news.mongabay.com/list/birds/ 32 32 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/a-marine-heat-wave-caused-seabird-deaths-off-california-el-nino-could-worsen-the-die-off/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/a-marine-heat-wave-caused-seabird-deaths-off-california-el-nino-could-worsen-the-die-off/#respond 01 Jul 2026 16:16:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=322218 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/a-marine-heat-wave-caused-seabird-deaths-off-california-el-nino-could-worsen-the-die-off/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322218 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/hong-kongs-urban-cockatoos-could-be-a-genetic-lifeline-for-indonesian-ancestors/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/hong-kongs-urban-cockatoos-could-be-a-genetic-lifeline-for-indonesian-ancestors/#respond 29 Jun 2026 17:44:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=322052 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/hong-kongs-urban-cockatoos-could-be-a-genetic-lifeline-for-indonesian-ancestors/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322052 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/extreme-heat-wave-in-france-kills-hundreds-of-thousands-of-poultry/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/extreme-heat-wave-in-france-kills-hundreds-of-thousands-of-poultry/#respond 26 Jun 2026 22:24:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321939 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/extreme-heat-wave-in-france-kills-hundreds-of-thousands-of-poultry/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321939 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/bangladesh-tests-a-return-to-the-wild-for-extinct-peafowl-populations/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/bangladesh-tests-a-return-to-the-wild-for-extinct-peafowl-populations/#respond 26 Jun 2026 06:45:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321813 - The sole chick to hatch from this group is now 6 months old and being considered for full release.
- The Bangladesh Forest Department says it expects more chicks from this year’s breeding and plans to gradually release these into the wild too, specifically into Madhupur National Park, north of Dhaka.
- Conservationists warn that releasing captive peafowl stock into the wild has a high chance of failure and could spread diseases to other wild species.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/bangladesh-tests-a-return-to-the-wild-for-extinct-peafowl-populations/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321813 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/seizures-reveal-macabre-grey-parrot-blood-trade-in-cameroon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/seizures-reveal-macabre-grey-parrot-blood-trade-in-cameroon/#respond 25 Jun 2026 18:50:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321827 - This trade first came to light in 2025 when forest authorities apprehended individuals caught illegally trapping grey parrots in the park. During interrogation, the poachers said that blood was extracted from trapped birds and likely used for medicine and religious practices.
- These intelligent birds are in demand as pets worldwide; their skulls and colorful feathers are used in belief-based practices, as a cure for speech problems and as decor. Decades of trade has pushed African grey parrots to the brink of extinction.
- Not a lot is known about this blood trade, but conservationists say it points to a general trend where wildlife traffickers are shifting to hard-to-detect products, making it challenging to combat illegal commerce.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/seizures-reveal-macabre-grey-parrot-blood-trade-in-cameroon/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321827 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/nepals-central-zoo-faces-questions-over-its-bird-flu-response/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/nepals-central-zoo-faces-questions-over-its-bird-flu-response/#respond 25 Jun 2026 16:55:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321835 - Officials gave conflicting dates for when the first dead birds were found, and the zoo stayed open until June 19 despite a positive rapid test on June 14, a five-day gap that allowed the virus to spread through the facility.
- Investigators suspect feral crows were the likely vector, with a nest found near the barn owl enclosure and droppings possibly contaminating the owl’s water supply; contaminated raw chicken fed to carnivores is also being examined.
- The inquiry into the response is being led by the same spokesperson who has publicly defended the zoo’s handling of the outbreak.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/nepals-central-zoo-faces-questions-over-its-bird-flu-response/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321835 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/on-the-brink-of-extinction-the-javan-green-magpie-gets-a-conservation-lifeline/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/on-the-brink-of-extinction-the-javan-green-magpie-gets-a-conservation-lifeline/#respond 25 Jun 2026 07:48:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321758 - Once widespread in West Java’s upland forests, the species has been driven to the brink by habitat loss and trapping for the songbird trade, with surveys between 2018 and 2021 failing to find any birds at many former strongholds.
- The plan aims to protect remaining habitat, work with local communities to reduce trapping, strengthen enforcement against illegal trade, and support future conservation translocations using birds bred in captivity.
- Conservationists say the effort could also benefit other threatened species and mountain forest ecosystems, but warn that increased attention on the bird could inadvertently stimulate demand from wildlife traffickers and collectors.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/on-the-brink-of-extinction-the-javan-green-magpie-gets-a-conservation-lifeline/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321758 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rewilding-rio-conservationists-restock-an-empty-forest-one-species-at-a-time/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rewilding-rio-conservationists-restock-an-empty-forest-one-species-at-a-time/#respond 24 Jun 2026 22:48:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321702 - The return of the animals is aimed at reviving the “empty forest,” since they’re essential for seed dispersal and regeneration of the Atlantic Forest.
- Studies show that toucans introduced in Tijuca 50 years ago have already reprised their ecological role, interacting with plant species from their original diet.
- Despite the progress, challenges persist, such as adaptation of the species to their new home; the latest to be released, the macaws, have had to be recaptured and are now undergoing new training.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rewilding-rio-conservationists-restock-an-empty-forest-one-species-at-a-time/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321702 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/indonesia-driver-sentenced-over-organized-crime-group-trafficking-live-orangutan/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/indonesia-driver-sentenced-over-organized-crime-group-trafficking-live-orangutan/#respond 24 Jun 2026 11:01:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321753 - Court documents show the farmer from East Aceh district accepted a delivery job driving a consignment in a small truck, and that he helped another individual transfer the protected wildlife at a meeting point in North Aceh district.
- Customs officials said they initiated an investigation following a tip from a member of the public. The customs office later said they believed the perpetrators intended to smuggle the animals to Thailand by boat from a small coastal village in Aceh.
- The presence of hornbills and numerous other species showed the animals were sourced from as far as eastern Indonesia, investigators said.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/indonesia-driver-sentenced-over-organized-crime-group-trafficking-live-orangutan/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321753 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/hope-for-vultures-in-nigeria-as-some-belief-based-users-adopt-plant-alternatives/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/hope-for-vultures-in-nigeria-as-some-belief-based-users-adopt-plant-alternatives/#respond 24 Jun 2026 05:44:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321721 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/hope-for-vultures-in-nigeria-as-some-belief-based-users-adopt-plant-alternatives/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321721 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/deadly-bird-flu-strain-confirmed-in-australia-for-first-time/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/deadly-bird-flu-strain-confirmed-in-australia-for-first-time/#respond 24 Jun 2026 05:01:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321714 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/deadly-bird-flu-strain-confirmed-in-australia-for-first-time/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321714 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/#respond 23 Jun 2026 14:29:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321399 - Many small cat species hunt rodents and live in areas where rat poison is commonly used, including agricultural lands. These anticoagulant poisons accumulate in the liver and can prove lethal: It takes days for animals to die from internal bleeding.
- Widespread exposure in bobcats and caracals is well-documented, however research on other small cat species is limited — but concerning.
- Wildlife biologists say that greater controls limiting the use and availability of rodenticides are needed to protect wildlife.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321399 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rangers-eradicate-invasive-tropical-fire-ants-in-australias-tiwi-islands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rangers-eradicate-invasive-tropical-fire-ants-in-australias-tiwi-islands/#respond 22 Jun 2026 19:31:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321598 - The species threatens small animals, vulnerable sea turtle hatchlings and nesting birds, according to some studies.
- The eradication program included locating the ant nests, poisoning them at small-scale with Amdro, an insecticide bait, and then monitoring sites to ensure the eradication was complete.
- A member of the eradication effort hopes lessons of the Tiwi eradication program could be replicated in other regions of the country, like Ashmore Reef.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rangers-eradicate-invasive-tropical-fire-ants-in-australias-tiwi-islands/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321598 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/power-lines-threaten-sri-lankas-iconic-migrant-flamingos/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/power-lines-threaten-sri-lankas-iconic-migrant-flamingos/#respond 22 Jun 2026 08:21:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321545 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/power-lines-threaten-sri-lankas-iconic-migrant-flamingos/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321545 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/a-few-seconds-with-one-of-west-africas-rarest-birds/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/a-few-seconds-with-one-of-west-africas-rarest-birds/#respond 22 Jun 2026 06:37:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321538 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/a-few-seconds-with-one-of-west-africas-rarest-birds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321538 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/#respond 19 Jun 2026 10:21:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321502 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321502 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-search-of-the-rare-and-beautiful-in-an-ivorian-rainforest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-search-of-the-rare-and-beautiful-in-an-ivorian-rainforest/#respond 18 Jun 2026 15:29:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321437 - The park protects the largest remnant of Upper Guinean forests in West Africa, which is itself home to unique animals.
- One of these is the white-necked picathartes, a bird that builds its mud-cup nests on rock walls deep inside the rainforest.
- A Mongabay correspondent accompanied a member of the Ivorian Office of Parks and Reserves to visit a rare nesting site in the hope of spotting its elusive occupants.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-search-of-the-rare-and-beautiful-in-an-ivorian-rainforest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321437 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/lost-parrot-rediscovered-on-remote-indonesian-peak/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/lost-parrot-rediscovered-on-remote-indonesian-peak/#respond 16 Jun 2026 04:37:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321272 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/lost-parrot-rediscovered-on-remote-indonesian-peak/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321272 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/growing-appetite-for-acai-is-damaging-bird-diversity-in-the-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/growing-appetite-for-acai-is-damaging-bird-diversity-in-the-amazon/#respond 15 Jun 2026 17:15:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321214 - Farmers are clearing away native trees and understory vegetation to plant more açaí palms as demand soars, in the process destroying vital habitats for both fruit- and insect-eating birds.
- While açaí is marketed as a sustainable “superfood,” exports from Brazil’s Pará state have surged by 885% in a decade, raising concerns about predatory monoculture.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/growing-appetite-for-acai-is-damaging-bird-diversity-in-the-amazon/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321214 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/australia-establishes-the-first-sea-country-indigenous-protected-area/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/australia-establishes-the-first-sea-country-indigenous-protected-area/#respond 15 Jun 2026 11:26:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321185 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/australia-establishes-the-first-sea-country-indigenous-protected-area/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321185 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/robert-ricklefs-ecologist-who-helped-generations-understand-nature-has-died-at-83/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/robert-ricklefs-ecologist-who-helped-generations-understand-nature-has-died-at-83/#respond 13 Jun 2026 00:42:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321120 - His textbooks, Ecology and The Economy of Nature, introduced generations of students to the field with uncommon clarity and breadth.
- He believed that careful observation and field experience remained essential to science, even as ecology became more model-driven and publication-focused.
- Colleagues and students remembered him as exacting, generous, independent-minded and gentle in manner while firm in judgment.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/robert-ricklefs-ecologist-who-helped-generations-understand-nature-has-died-at-83/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321120 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/researchers-find-dramatic-restoration-on-land-and-sea-after-island-rat-removal/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/researchers-find-dramatic-restoration-on-land-and-sea-after-island-rat-removal/#respond 13 Jun 2026 00:28:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321118 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/researchers-find-dramatic-restoration-on-land-and-sea-after-island-rat-removal/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321118 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/flamingo-revolution-aims-to-stop-kushner-backed-resort-on-protected-albanian-delta/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/flamingo-revolution-aims-to-stop-kushner-backed-resort-on-protected-albanian-delta/#respond 12 Jun 2026 19:54:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321100 - The construction is linked to a luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, targeting one of the last intact river-delta wildernesses in the Mediterranean, where only 4% of deltas remain undisturbed.
- As Albania’s anti-corruption authority investigates and the EU warns the development could jeopardize the country’s 2030 membership bid, conservationists say the crisis exposes a pattern of broken promises around the celebrated Vjosa Wild River National Park.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/flamingo-revolution-aims-to-stop-kushner-backed-resort-on-protected-albanian-delta/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321100 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/east-african-crude-oil-pipeline-threatens-wetlands-wildlife-corridors-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/east-african-crude-oil-pipeline-threatens-wetlands-wildlife-corridors-report/#respond 12 Jun 2026 10:55:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321059 - The pipeline runs close to and through sensitive ecosystems and wildlife corridors and could have adverse effects on humans and the environment.
- The pipeline’s risks are compounded by new oil and gas developments across the African Great Lakes region.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/east-african-crude-oil-pipeline-threatens-wetlands-wildlife-corridors-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321059 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/indonesias-native-hornbills-are-being-hammered-by-online-and-offline-trade/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/indonesias-native-hornbills-are-being-hammered-by-online-and-offline-trade/#respond 09 Jun 2026 23:35:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320867 - Researchers reported that nearly 500 hornbills, most of them alive, were confiscated by Indonesian authorities from 2015 to 2024. The illegal commerce spanned seven countries. China was a prominent destination.
- More than 500 of the birds, including chicks, were sold online for the pet trade. Facebook was the main marketplace.
- As long-living, slow-reproducing birds, hornbills don’t bounce back easily from declines. Conservationists called on Indonesian authorities to enforce laws and prosecute those involved in the illegal trade. They also urged accountability for online platforms permitting this illicit activity.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/indonesias-native-hornbills-are-being-hammered-by-online-and-offline-trade/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320867 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/a-year-on-australias-biggest-harmful-algal-bloom-continues-to-wreak-havoc/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/a-year-on-australias-biggest-harmful-algal-bloom-continues-to-wreak-havoc/#respond 08 Jun 2026 18:42:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320708 - The algal bloom has devastated marine ecosystems and caused significant economic losses in the local fishing, aquaculture and tourism industries.
- As officials, researchers and communities grapple with its ecological, health and social impacts, the bloom has exposed a lack of preparedness at all levels of government for responding to future HABs.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/a-year-on-australias-biggest-harmful-algal-bloom-continues-to-wreak-havoc/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320708 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/the-global-trafficking-ring-preying-on-a-rare-golden-monkey-from-brazil/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/the-global-trafficking-ring-preying-on-a-rare-golden-monkey-from-brazil/#respond 01 Jun 2026 10:15:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320300 - Seizures in Togo, Suriname and in the Brazilian Amazon reveal sophisticated criminal networks that control international routes, sometimes using forged documents.
- Behind one of these criminal organizations is a man with multiple forged passports that subjected 20 tamarins to a 40-day voyage across the Atlantic.
- Some tamarins are smuggled; traffickers also use loopholes in wildlife trade rules to launder wild-caught animals within captive-bred shipments.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/the-global-trafficking-ring-preying-on-a-rare-golden-monkey-from-brazil/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320300 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sri-lanka-flamingo-deaths-raise-concerns-over-power-infrastructure-in-wetlands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sri-lanka-flamingo-deaths-raise-concerns-over-power-infrastructure-in-wetlands/#respond 29 May 2026 16:25:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320298 - Flamingos also disappeared from Bundala, a popular Ramsar wetland in the island’s south, after irrigation-driven freshwater changes reduced salinity and eliminated their food base.
- Globally, flamingos face threats from habitat loss, collisions due to infrastructure, and wetland degradation, despite their ecological and ecotourism importance.
- Meanwhile, International Flamingo Day is observed on April 26 to honor U.S. ornithologist John James Audubon, whose iconic “American Flamingo” painting helped popularize the bird and has highlighted its global cultural and conservation significance.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sri-lanka-flamingo-deaths-raise-concerns-over-power-infrastructure-in-wetlands/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320298 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/most-wildlife-ai-focuses-on-the-ground-this-model-looks-up-in-the-trees/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/most-wildlife-ai-focuses-on-the-ground-this-model-looks-up-in-the-trees/#respond 28 May 2026 06:46:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320225 - TropiCam-AI can recognize 84 taxa, including 63 species, with the tool showing an accuracy of 95% with the majority of the taxa.
- AI is widely used to automate the detection of animals from camera-trap data sets that can run into millions of images.
- However, the existing AI models developed for this purpose focus primarily on ground-dwelling animals, with tree-dwelling species largely overlooked.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/most-wildlife-ai-focuses-on-the-ground-this-model-looks-up-in-the-trees/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320225 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-symphony-of-wildlife-suggests-carbon-financing-is-working-in-sierra-leone/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-symphony-of-wildlife-suggests-carbon-financing-is-working-in-sierra-leone/#respond 27 May 2026 20:36:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320170 - Compared to a neighboring protected area without REDD+ funding and a bordering community-owned agroforestry area, the national park had higher soundscape saturation, a proxy for biodiversity. However, the authors also found that the agroforestry area had a higher diversity of insects than the two other study areas.
- The study emphasizes that carbon financing programs can provide benefits outside of storing carbon, but experts also highlight that it shows that on-the-ground monitoring can be cheaply, effectively added to programs like REDD+ to help better conserve forests as whole ecosystems.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-symphony-of-wildlife-suggests-carbon-financing-is-working-in-sierra-leone/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320170 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/amid-efforts-to-save-australias-southern-cassowaries-their-numbers-remain-unknown/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/amid-efforts-to-save-australias-southern-cassowaries-their-numbers-remain-unknown/#respond 26 May 2026 12:46:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319831 - Shrinking habitat was a key factor in the bird’s decline, but designation of the northeast coast “Wet Tropics” as a World Heritage Site protected both the ecosystem and the cassowaries that live there.
- As an important seed disperser, this bird helps sustain this rainforest’s plants and trees, but its slow breeding and need for large, connected habitats make it vulnerable.
- Growing threats from road collisions and intensifying cyclones, heat waves and other climate impacts are putting renewed pressure on this bird and increasing urgency for better monitoring and conservation.
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