The Tasmanian mutton-bird season is under way, prompting animal liberationists to begin a new push to end the traditional killing of the migratory birds. Animal rights groups say the practice is ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. Eurobodalla residents are questioning why mutton-birds have appeared along the beaches over the past week. NSW ...

Mutton birds on their grueling migration to the south-east coast of Australia, have to go for long periods of time without food on their journey and the simple fact is some of them just don't make it.

Tasmania’s mutton birds are a month late returning from their migration and the sighting of dead birds on Alaskan beaches has rung alarm bells. The birds usually arrive with precision from September ...

The Sooty Shearwater (mutton bird) needs no introduction in New Zealand as a prized food, but it was some time after arriving from South Africa that I discovered Kiwis were sensibly eating plump, ...

It’s a strange phenomenon which occurs every November, with hundreds of dead seabirds washing up on NSW south coast beaches – but what causes the “devastating” occurrence? We spoke to professionals to ...

Eurobodalla residents are questioning why mutton-birds have appeared along the beaches over the past week. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service regional manager, Alan Henderson, said the mass ...