Scientists believed that the recovery of petrel populations on Marion Island would lead to more skuas breeding inland, where petrels historically formed part of their diet, but their study revealed that this has not happened.

Research by Chris Jones and Avumile Bawuli will help explain how changing weather on Marion Island may affect surface-nesting seabirds.

What is iOrnithology and how is it changing ornithological research? Co-authors Connor Panter and A/Prof Arjun Amar discuss their study, published in the latest issue of Ibis, which led to this neologism.

The APNR Southern Ground-Hornbill Research Project's July 2026 report is now available.

Apply before 31 August for admission to the 2027 Conservation Biology MSc cohort

From video to behaviour: a new tool for automated nest monitoring

Congratulations to the FitzPatrick Institute students who graduated at the 2 April 2026 Science Faculty graduation ceremony!

Call for applications for the African Raptor Leadership Grant; deadline 30 June

The Fitz remembers pioneering seabird biologist Dr Tony Williams