Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved ...
The sun was sinking over the Mary River floodplain when the noise finally settled. Thousands of plumed whistling-ducks had dropped into the billabongs, brolgas drifted across the glowing horizon, and ...
When you went out today, did you see any birds? A galah perhaps, or a crow? If you did, there’s a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia. Out of about 850 species found in ...