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'Virgin' Stingray Expecting Offspring In Small-town US Aquarium

A stingray housed in a small-town aquarium in the United States is expecting offspring without ever having shared a tank with a male of her kind, making her not just a local sensation but a scientific curiosity.

International Business Times · Feb 16, 2024

New species of damselfly discovered in Kerala’s Ponmudi hills

A team of researchers have discovered a new species of damselfly at the Ponmudi hills in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.

The Hindu · Feb 16, 2024

Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

Scientists and conservation groups say a backflip by the NSW environmental watchdog will do little to shield greater gliders from the effects of logging.

AAP · Feb 16, 2024

Ultra rare night parrot gives up secrets for survival

One of Australia's rarest birds has given up its genetic secrets and it could boost the elusive creature's chances of evading extinction.

AAP · Feb 14, 2024

Country diary: These red grouse seem ill-suited for foraging in trees

Wear bank, Wolsingham, Weardale: Portly among the slender branches, they are going to great effort for some wrinkled and wind-dried hawthorn berries

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

Polar Bears Struggling To Adapt To Longer Ice-free Arctic Periods

Polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay risk starvation as climate change lengthens periods without Arctic Sea ice, despite the creatures' willingness to expand their diets.

International Business Times · Feb 13, 2024

‘It’s soul destroying to find nests have failed’: inside the battle against Scotland’s falcon thieves

George Smith helped secure the conviction of two men for trading in wild raptors. Now, his work is helping to unveil an illegal multimillion-pound international industry

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Bird flu causing ‘catastrophic’ fall in UK seabird numbers, conservationists warn

Report by RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology finds H5N1 has caused a loss of 75% of the great skua population and a 25% decline in northern gannets

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Migratory Species At Risk Across The Planet, UN Report Warns

From African elephants searching for water, to turtles crossing seas to nest, and to albatrosses on their ocean-spanning search for food, the world's migratory species are under threat across the planet, according to a landmark report Monday.

International Business Times · Feb 12, 2024

From turtles to fruit bats, migratory species increasingly under threat, says UN

Migrating animals are at risk from pollution, the spread of invasive species and the climate crisis, first report of its kind reveals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024