Pelicans were one of three waterbirds species that accounted for most of the breeding, the survey found. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Waterbirds numbers rally as 2025 survey reveals long-term fall in breeding numbers

Waterbirds are not breeding at anywhere near their historic levels even as they stage a slow recovery from a mysterious drop in population last year. New data from an annual waterbird survey led by UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science with the NSW […]

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