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Country diary: A solitary bee thrives amid the wet

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: They like crevices in old brickwork, which is harder to come by these days, so my father has drilled holes and inserted canes to help

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Elephants Give Each Other Unique Names. It Gets Weirder

A new study found evidence that elephants have their own names that they use to address each other. This could help scientists better understand animal intelligence.

Inverse · Jun 15, 2024

Country diary: Sharks, clams and eelgrass – this is an underwater haven

Laxey Bay, Isle of Man: This protected marine area is doing better than most, but there remains one rather foul problem to address

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024

How do you put pigeons on the pill? Scientists test contraceptives to curb pest numbers

Birth control is being trialled as a humane way to limit growing numbers of grey squirrels, pigeons and wild boar

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees

Australia contains some of the world’s most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the world and home to an array of unique tree-dwelling marsupials, rare birds, insects, mosses, fungi and lichen, many of which have not even been catalogued…

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024

Gray Whales Shrinking Fast As Climate Warms

Pacific coast gray whales have shrunk in length an astonishing 13 percent since 2000, adding to evidence that climate change and other human activities are making marine mammals smaller, a study says.

International Business Times · Jun 13, 2024

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they are facing a silent crisis. A 2022 report by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a staggering 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, a rate far exceeding that of any other habitat.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024

Large number of whale sightings off New England, including dozens of endangered sei whales

Scientists say a large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024

Polar Bears Could Vanish From Canada's Hudson Bay If Temperatures Rise 2C

An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by mid-century if global warming exceeds limits set under the Paris climate accords.

International Business Times · Jun 13, 2024

‘Out of sight and out of mind’: conservationists alarmed as NT land-clearing threatens endangered ghost bat habitat

Conservationists urge Tanya Plibersek to call in Daly River pastoral clearing application for assessment under commonwealth nature laws

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2024