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Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research

Tue, 04/03/2025 - 18:08
A survey of solar farms in southern England revealed surprisingly rich habitat for birds. Catherine Waite, Research Associate, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge Joshua Copping, Conservation Scientist, RSPB & Visiting Researcher, University of Cambridge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been taken to court over 11 threatened species. Here’s why

Tue, 04/03/2025 - 06:09
Thousands of Australian species and ecological communities are threatened – and many don’t have a recovery plan in place. Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.