Flying Foxes and Lorikeets, native to Australia, are mysteriously falling from the sky and were discovered across a wide area in southeast Queensland and northern NSW this month. Some of them were ...

Rainbow lorikeets are Australia’s most abundant native bird. What is paralyzing thousands of them every year? Skip to main content. Scientific American. June 13, 2023. 5 min read.

Mystery illness threatens Australian rainbow lorikeet population. Thousands of iconic birds across two states are succumbing to a mystery illness that renders them unable to fly.

Hundreds of rainbow lorikeets have fallen from the sky in the past week, paralyzed by an illness researchers have struggled to understand. More than 200 paralyzed birds were taken into care around ...

Mystery illness threatens Australian rainbow lorikeet population. Thousands of iconic birds across two states are succumbing to a mystery illness that renders them unable to fly.

RSPCA Queensland had four birds surrendered to them in late November, finding all the lorikeets were suffering from Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome (LPS). The University of Sydney said the disease ...

Mystery illness threatens Australian rainbow lorikeet population. Thousands of iconic birds across two states are succumbing to a mystery illness that renders them unable to fly.

In northern New South Wales, Australia, around 200 rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) dropped from the skies near Grafton.The birds were swiftly rescued and taken to wildlife centers to ...

Penguins, lorikeets, and the call of the kookaburra are among the attractions. The final phase of construction, starting this winter, will add kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, and other wildlife.