WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAB
What's going on!
Climate change
A CBCS Tuesday seminar presented by CBCS's own Dr April Reside titled "How do we plan for species conservation considering climate change? A case study of cockatoos".
Climate change adaptation for cockatoo species - Canberra Times article
New paper in Science
Allan, J. R., H. P. Possingham, S. C. Atkinson, A. Waldron, M. Di Marco, H. M. Butchart Stuart, V. M. Adams, W. D. Kissling, T. Worsdell, C. Sandbrook, G. Gibbon, K. Kumar, P. Mehta, M. Maron, B. A. Williams, K. R. Jones, B. A. Wintle, A. E. Reside, and J. E. M. Watson. 2022. The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity. Science 376:1094-1101.
Black-throated Finch
Adani’s own count of endangered bird at mine shows ‘shocking’ drop - Brisbane Times article
Adani set to approve Adanis BTF plan - Radio National interview
Adani needs one more environmental approval after sign-off on black throated finch plan - ABC News article
Queensland coal mine could further endanger finch species Australian Geographic
Adani mine 'spinning the roulette wheel' on survival of black-throated finch, researchers say - ABC News
Queensland Treasury had doubts over viability of Adani's Carmichael mine
- ABC News
Qld Treasury repeatedly warned against Carmichael coal mine, documents reveal - ABC News
Galilee Basin Plans - ABC News
Adani Mining: Senior Queensland bureaucrats frozen out of government's Galilee Basin deal - ABC News
Black-throated finch down to the wire - Birdlife article
Carmichael mine may push rare bird to extinction, scientists warn Greg Hunt - the Guardian
Land clearing
Queensland's tree clearing rate compared to Brazil - ABC News
Land clearing on the rise as legal thinning proves far from clear cut - the Conversation
Land clearing rates in Queensland on par with Brazil, new study finds - ABC News
Queensland tree clearing - WWF busts myths spread by industry lobbyists - WWF
Land clearing accelerating across Queensland - Green Fire Science blog post
Biodiversity in Queensland being bulldozed to oblivion - ALERT Conservation