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The pale-headed rosella is a moderate-size parrot that hails from northeastern and eastern Australia. They are conspecific with the eastern rosella. These parrots are considered an agricultural pest because they feed heavily on seeds, fruits, and grains. The installation of cattle watering troughs has allowed this species to thrive and […]

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The red-legged pademelon, a member of the kangaroo family and who inhabits the rainforests, hails from the northeastern coast of Australia and in New Guinea. The clearing of lowland rainforest and dense understories for agriculture, residential development, and dairy farming has drastically reduced and disjointed their natural range. High-intensity logging […]

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The emerald tree monitor, aka green tree monitor, emerald monitor, or wbl km, hails from Papua New Guinea and extreme northern Australia. These beautiful green lizards face the threat of overcollection for the pet trade. As strict arboreal (spend their lives in trees) reptiles, these monitors are entirely dependent on […]

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The long-haired rat, aka plague rat, is well known for their population eruptions over mass areas of Australia. Intensive grazing by cattle and invasive species like European rabbits destroy the thick vegetation and soil structures that these rats rely on for food and camouflage. Overgrazing depletes the plant cover needed […]

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The house crow, aka Indian crow, greynecked crow, Ceylon, or Colombo crow, can be found in India, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and other locales. They are similar in size to the carrion crow and the jackdaw. Outside their native range they are considered an invasive species. They are often […]

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The parma wallaby hails from northeastern New South Wales, Australia, near the border with Queensland. They’ve also been introduced to Kawau Island in New Zealand. The land clearing and habitat loss has been reduced since European colonization by land clearing for agriculture, urban development and logging. Some land clearing continues, […]

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The common drone fly is the most globally distributed species of syrphid in the world, and exists in all regions except the Antarctic. They have been introduced into North America and are heavily established. These flies can be found in gardens and fields in Europe and Australia, and have also […]

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The northern rosella, aka Brown’s rosella or smutty rosella, is a species of parrot that hails from northern Australia, ranging from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhem Land to the Kimberley. These birds face the threat of land clearing for development or agriculture which reduces available woodland habitats. Uncontrolled or […]

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The Albert’s lyrebird, aka northern lyrebird, is a shy, pheasant-sized songbird endemic to the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia. Due to exceptionally dry years, fires have long been considered their main threat, especially to outlying subpopulations. Habitat loss and destruction due to logging and wood pulp plantations is another ongoing […]

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The pale field rat, aka Tunney’s rat, is a species of rodent that hails from northern and eastern Australia, as well as some of the surrounding islands. These rats face the threat of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of ranching, in that cattle often times trample their shallow […]

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