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Winged Sentinels gets positive review in “Nature”

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

It recently came to our attention that the journal Nature provided the following review of our book: “This book is richly illustrated with examples of how birds are responding to climate change, and argues that these represent early warning signs … Continue reading →

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Winged Sentinels tops list for NHBS Books of the Year

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Each year the Natural History Book Store puts together a list of their highlights, and Winged Sentinels tops their 2011 list of “ten books (that) stand out as being uniquely interesting, original and informative, providing new angles on old topics … Continue reading →

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The shrinking response to global warming

Posted on October 31, 2011 by
Barn swallows are among the species that have shown decreases in wing size or body size in recent decades.

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The influence of climate change on body size of birds and other living things was the topic of a major review article this month in Nature Climate Change, and concluded that this effect could have implications for biodiversity loss. The … Continue reading →

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Four species added to Australia’s critically endangered bird list

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Four more Australian birds have edged sufficiently close to extinction to be placed in the highest threat category, according to a new book by Birds Australia, CSIRO Publishing and Charles Darwin University. The Grey-headed Albatross, the Western Ground Parrot, the … Continue reading →

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Update on Winged Sentinels

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Winged sentinels has been named as a bestseller by Cambridge University Press, and as a NHBS Book of the Week.

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ABC radio talks with Cagan about Winged Sentinels

Posted on July 5, 2011 by
Southern Cassowary

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On July 5 Cagan talked with ABC radio about climate change and Australia’s golden bowerbirds and threatened cassowaries. You can listen to this ABC interview here. And on July Cagan talked with ABC Breakfast’s Fran Kelly about bird extinction, and the … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and Queensland Biodiversity

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

One of the first detailed looks at the implications of climate change for Queensland’s biodiversity highlights the threat to birds, especially in this Australian state’s south west. Climate Change and Queensland Biodiversity by ecologist and author Tim Low investigates a wide range … Continue reading →

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Ecosystems under threat if globe warms 1.6 degrees: new study

Posted on June 8, 2011 by
Deforestation

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Ecosystems will likely suffer under even relatively low levels of climate change, according to a comprehensive new re-analysis of dozens of previous studies. With just 1.6 degrees Celsius of warming (above pre-industrial levels), severe damage to ecosystems is possible, and for … Continue reading →

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