Farming and wildlife conservation working together.
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+ days ponding time facilitates successful breeding.
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Bitterns supported by Riverina rice fields in most years.
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hectares in Riverina LLS Bittern-friendly incentives.
The Australasian Bittern is a rarely seen, poorly known and endangered waterbird.
Since 2012, we have been uncovering the well guarded secrets of Australia’s Bunyip Bird – the endangered Australasian Bittern – and raising awareness of its plight.
We now know that the rice fields of the New South Wales Riverina support the largest known breeding population of the species, with 500-1000 mature individuals in most years. Remarkably, this represents about 60% of the national population and 40% of the global total.
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