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Should we cull noisy miners? After decades of research, these aggressive honeyeaters are still outsmarting us

  • Written by: Courtney Melton, PhD Candidate in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
Should we cull noisy miners? After decades of research, these aggressive honeyeaters are still outsmarting usPaul McDonald, Author provided

Noisy miners are familiar to many of us on Australia’s east coast as plucky grey birds relentlessly harassing other birds, dive-bombing dogs and people – even expertly opening sugar packets at your local café.

Noisy miners are native to Australia. Since colonisation their populations have boomed, and...

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