Key to survival of rarely-sighted songbird found inside its DNA

Alasdair McDonald
Updated November 8 2019 - 7:49am, first published 5:00am
More has been understood about the conservation needs of the Regent honeyeater thanks to a recent study. Picture: David Stowe
More has been understood about the conservation needs of the Regent honeyeater thanks to a recent study. Picture: David Stowe

Research into the genetic makeup of the critically endangered regent honeyeater has shows the animal's best chance at survival is through the protection of its rapidly disappearing habitat, a new study has found.

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