Drones are disturbing critically endangered shorebirds in Moreton Bay, creating a domino effect

  • Written by: Joshua Wilson, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Drones are disturbing critically endangered shorebirds in Moreton Bay, creating a domino effectJoshua Wilson, Author provided

Drones are increasingly swarming our skies, capturing images, managing crops and soon, delivering packages. But what do the birds make of this invasion of their territory?

With strict animal ethics approval, we flew drones towards flocks of birds in Queensland’s Moreton Bay. We found many species were not...

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