After almost a decade dry, Peery Lake in far west New South Wales has filled thanks to soaking rains from Queensland. The ephemeral lake is a part of the Ramsar-listed Paroo River Wetlands and is an important part […]
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Lake Eyre is one of Australia’s most iconic wetlands, home to thousands of waterbirds that migrate from all over Australia and the world. But it is often dry for decades between floods. Many people think wetlands are swamps […]
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A stocktake of waterbirds in eastern Australia has shown the lowest breeding level on record. The annual aerial survey, conducted by the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of NSW, confirmed a dramatic long-term decline in the […]
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