Tiny solutions for tiny survivors

Australia’s endemic species aren’t doing so hot, but an endangered songbird—the Forty-spotted pardalote—could get a big break thanks to researchers, a bird-friendly insecticide, and cotton balls. Since 1997, the Forty-spotted pardalote, an aptly named white-spotted bird native to Southeast Tasmania, have lost 60 percent of their population. Why? No one really knows, but researchers are trying to … Continued