Penguins struggle with intruders
Little penguin habitats and colonies are under threat from urban development and human activities, a new article in the journal Behaviour says. Flinders University animal behaviour […]
Songbirds learn in the egg
Singing a gentle lullaby can help put a human baby to sleep but its usefulness in the low grassland swaying nests of Australian songbirds takes maternal […]
Facing up to bird ecology
Facial recognition software used to study the social behaviour of individual Greylag Geese in Europe will soon be used to monitor one of the rarest geese […]
Drones and other tech help conservation
From drones locating koalas hidden in treetops to recording little penguin acoustics and night-time movements on film, Flinders University researchers have shown the importance of technologies […]
Fairy-wren personalities put to the test
Contrary to their pretty name and appearance, some Australian superb fairy-wrens can be ‘aggressive’ in the wild – which may be important for their survival. When […]
Little penguins pushed to the brink
The latest floods have drowned out memories of drought in many parts of Australia, but ecosystems and native species are still battling with the effects of […]
Native bird studies take flight
The lives of the endangered southern emu-wren and one of Australia’s smallest falcons the nankeen kestrel will be better understood thanks to a strategic research investment […]
Give our wildlife a holiday, too
Flinders University ecologists are calling on summer holiday-goers to not interfere with wildlife and damage habitats, notably for shy animals such as little penguins. A new […]
Recognition for Save the Koala projects
Once limited to science-fiction, drones and facial recognition technology are now being harnessed to help save Australia’s koalas. A Flinders University College of Science and Engineering […]