Press & Media

Articles in The Conversation:
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• DALZIELL, A. H. and WELBERGEN J. A. ‘Bloody fool!’: why Ripper the musk duck, and many other talkative Aussie birds, are exciting biologists. The Conversation, 17-9-2021
• MARTIN, J, WALDIEN, D., NOVERA, J, WELBERGEN J. A., OEDIN, M., HANRAHAN, N., KINGSTON, T.  and LAVERY, T.  Pacific Island bats are utterly fascinating, yet under threat and overlooked. Meet 4 species. 25-8-2021
• WELBERGEN, J. A., PREECE, N. D. & VAN OOSTERZEE, P. Our laws failed these endangered flying-foxes at every turn. On Saturday, Cairns council will put another nail in the coffin. The Conversation, 1-7-2020
• LENTINI, P., PEEL, A., FIELD, H. & WELBERGEN, J. A. No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think. The Conversation, 30-4-2020
• TURBILL, C. & WELBERGEN, J. A. Australia’s threatened bats need protection from a silent killer: white-nose syndrome. The Conversation, 20-1-2020
• WELBERGEN, J.A. & ARMSTRONG, K.  Why we shouldn’t be so quick to demonise bats. The Conversation, 22-12-17
• ​WELBERGEN, J.A. & EBY, P. Not in my backyard? How to live alongside flying-foxes in urban Australia. The Conversation, 27-5-16
• WELBERGEN J. A., BOOTH, C. and MARTIN, J. Killer climate: tens of thousands of flying foxes dead in a day. The Conversation, 24-2-14
• DALZIELL, A. H. and WELBERGEN J. A. The mimics among us — birds pirate songs for personal profit. The Conversation, 19-8-14
• ​KATSIS, A., WELBERGEN J.A., ELLIS, W. and KEARNEY, M. Tree-hugging koalas beat the summer heat. The Conversation, 4-6-14

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Interviews:
Since our lab was established in 2014 we have been interviewed on many occasions, including for Nine News;  live radio (Radio New Zealand, ABC Radio National PM, ABC Sydney, Canberra, Southeast, BBC World Service); various news sites (The Huffington Post, BBC News, ABC Online, The Daily Telegraph, The Herald Sun, The Sydney Morning Herald, Reportage) popular science articles (The Verge, AAAS), and for a documentary by the Climate Reality Project (chaired by Al Gore), among others.
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