The Bird Brief

S2 E4: Australia Fights the Flu, Conservation Wins, and Lockdown Habits That Were For The Birds

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Welcome back to Episode 4 of The Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and published research throughout the world.

 
Stories:

  1. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-commits-64-mln-protect-against-looming-bird-flu-threat-2024-10-13/ AND https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/17/deadly-avian-flu-strain-could-enter-australia-via-thieving-migratory-birds-scientists-warn 
  2. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287116
  3. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451606-france-slashed-bird-flu-outbreaks-by-vaccinating-ducks/ 
  4. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4y42y5wn4o 
  5. https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/birds-climate-change-behavior-north-america/ 
  6. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-microplastic-free-carrier-pesticides-potential.html 


Bird Sound:

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus). Stanislas Wroza, XC670733. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/670733. 

American robin. Molly Jacobson, XC467818. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/467818 .

Christmas Frigatebird. Frank Lambert, XC68337. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/68337.

Abbotts Booby. Craig Robertson, XC583373. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/583373.

Bar-tailed godwit. Paul Kelly, XC933298. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/933298.

Bar-tailed godwit. Thomas Bergman, XC915090. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/915090. 


Music: The Weeknd from wish by Lundstroem is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/songs-i-regard-terrible/the-weeknd-from-wish/ 




This is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, thanks for listening. If a particular story piqued your interest, be sure to check out the show notes for more details. If you have a story that you would like to spread the awareness of, I would love to highlight it in my podcast. Just let me know in the comments or send a note to thebirdbrief@gmail.com. Please tune in next time for The Bird Brief - your rundown, or should I say featherdown, of the birds we love.