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Why the kookaburra’s iconic laugh is at risk of being silenced (theconversation.com)

submitted 5 months ago by hanrahan@slrpnk.net to c/environment@aussie.zone

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As climate change results in more bushfires and we continue to clear-fell old habitat trees, the fate of the laughing kookaburra – our icon of the ages – could be sealed. That once-ubiquitous call will be heard no more.

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[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah sort of, or foods containing specific nutrients that are hard to find, nestboxes and so on. I'm no expert on bird feeding, there is this book: https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/feeding-birds-your-table/ although that's quite specific to diet.

In the same way people are being encouraged to put up "insect hotels" and plant specific stuff/not have lawns and so on but as that kind of individualistic movement is a bit haphazard (most insect hotels are arguably harmful unless cleaned regularly) a proper state-council drive with information and regulated products.