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Killer whale mothers ‘pay high price’ for raising sons, study says

Each living son cut a mother’s annual likelihood of successful breeding by about half, researchers say

The Independent UK

Snow leopard wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award

The prestigious competition attracted 38,575 entries from across 93 countries. Here's the winning photograph and the runners-up.

ABC News

As we fight to protect species on the brink of extinction, let's not forget the familiar ones

Nothing commands attention like rarity. In the natural world, rarity is most starkly represented by the last members of a declining species. These scarce plants and animals are infinitively valuable; they represent the final hope for averting extinction.

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Deal to curb harmful fishing devices a ‘huge win’ for yellowfin tuna stocks

Agreement to restrict use of aggregating apparatus in the Indian Ocean hailed as a ‘giant step forward’ for conservation of stocks

The Guardian - UK

Why helping whales to flourish can help fight climate change

The ocean is one of the planet’s great carbon sinks, absorbing nearly a third of the atmosphere’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Los Angeles Times

Birdwatch: listening to the lapwing’s ‘peewit’ ring out over Somerset Levels

The lapwing’s English and scientific names both refer to its distinctive flight: how its wings flash as they pass overhead

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: New discoveries on my childhood patch

Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire: I know this woodland and canal so well. What a thrill to find species have moved in since I moved out

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NSW planning laws failing to protect koalas: report

Land development has caused significant koala habitat loss in the Sydney basin, a report says, compounding the effect of droughts, fires and floods.

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Nine hundred rare orchids, including Collie spider, stolen from Kings Park in brazen thefts

Up to 900 of Western Australia's rarest orchids have been stolen from a botanical garden, causing fear the endangered plants will not survive without expert care.

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Thieves swipe rare orchids from WA conservation garden

Up to 900 of Western Australia's rarest orchids have been stolen from a conservation garden in a devastating blow for two species teetering on the brink.

AAP

Sea turtles under threat from warming seas and hotter beaches, research suggests

Australian scientists say the animals unlikely to be able to change nesting behaviour enough to mitigate temperature rises

The Guardian - AU

Scottish Government to appoint ‘rainforest co-ordinator’ to save rare woodlands

THE Scottish Government is set to appoint a “rainforest action co-ordinator” in a bid to restore some of Scotland’s rarest woodland habitat.

The National (Scotland)

Belfast Lough rare blue lobster catch 'two million to one shot' says skipper

Bangor man Stuart Brown said he could not believe his eyes

Belfast Live

'Fussy lovers' must be compatible to breed

The breeding operation has its challenges, given the species' "inherent genetic weaknesses".

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Florida still world’s shark bite capital – but attacks on humans lowest in decade

Across the world there were 57 unprovoked shark bites in 2022, most of which occurred in the US and Australia

ABC News

NT wildlife rangers investigating after three-metre crocodile found beheaded in Darwin rural area

Wildlife rangers condemn the actions of people who apparently removed a saltwater crocodile from its underwater trap and beheaded it.

The Guardian - AU

Tropical Queensland’s spotted-tail quoll facing extinction

Rapid decline stumps researchers, who theorise traffic collisions, climate crisis, cane toads and inbreeding could play a role

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75% of insects at risk

Bugs need conservation areas too

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Expert issues warning to swimmers following WA fatal shark attack that killed Stella Berry

A marine ecologist urges swimmers to be wary of activity in the water before jumping in, following the death of a 16-year-old girl who was attacked by a shark in the Swan River in North Fremantle.

Daily Mirror

World's shark attack hotspot is revealed - with 16 people bitten last year alone

Florida has been revealed as the area which saw the most shark attacks during 2022 with a total of 16, but overall incidents have equalled a 10-year-low, according to a new study

Daily Record

Big dig set to transform Lochwinnoch nature reserve into wildlife haven

It's hoped the work will attract a wide array of creatures.

Tribune News Service

Sharks attacked 16 people off Florida in 2022, topping the rest of the world

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sharks bit 16 people in unprovoked attacks off Florida’s waters last year, marking the highest reported number of bites than anywhere else in the world.

The Guardian - UK

Pink dolphins and reformed Colombian rebels turn no-go zone into ecotourism hit

Far upriver in the rainforest, the lure of rare pink river dolphins is creating jobs and promoting conservation and reconciliation after a 50-year war

Reuters

Exclusive-Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction -report

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

ABC News

Investigations continue into Mandalong cane toad outbreak, with 51 found north of Sydney

More than 50 cane toads are discovered on New South Wales's Central Coast — one of the biggest outbreaks beyond the state's buffer zone since 2010.

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