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‘Everything is destroyed’: dynamite use sends shockwaves through fishing industries

Using explosives is illegal, wasteful and devastating to marine life and people’s livelihoods. Yet in Sri Lanka and around the world it’s thriving as a quick and easy route to a lucrative haul

The Guardian - UK

Environmentalists condemn Australia’s ‘woeful record’ after 48 plants and animals added to threatened species list

Tanya Plibersek announces crayfish, frogs, insects and plants among wildlife now under threat amid renewed calls for reform

The Guardian - AU

Watery ups and downs of Heidecke Lake lead to warnings

The falling water levels at Heidecke Lake cause launching concerns for anglers. Here’s a look at the reasons and possible solutions; plus the Stray Cast.

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Invasive species risk a biodiversity disaster – but there is still time to stop it

Earth’s habitats are facing a big increase in the number of alien species they have to deal with.

The Conversation

Invasive mussel species from Central and South America wiping out native variant in Kerala

Caribbean false mussel has spread widely in Kerala's coastal waters, displacing native species & causing economic loss. IPBES report finds global economic cost of invasive species exceeded USD 423 billion in 2019. Control of spread now impossible; only way to reduce number is to harvest as much as possible.

The Hindu

Peregrine Falcon photo captured in California wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2023

This dynamic and dramatic image taken in Southern California is a “rare sight” that captures nature at its finest moment.

The Independent UK

Scottish paddleboarders come face-to-face with basking shark

MEMBERS of the public have been urged to respect nature after a basking shark was seen swimming off the county coast.

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Wolf spider discovered on St Helena already endangered

Wildlife under threat from habitat loss on remote British Overseas Territory

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The glittering perfection of swallows in predatory mode

Buxton, Derbyshire: These ones were mostly young birds, twisting mid-flight to somehow pincer a fly in their tweezer beaks

The Guardian - UK

Number of golden eagles at record high in southern Scottish skies

A project has announced it has brought the number of golden eagles in southern Scotland to a record high.

The National (Scotland)

From toads to bugs, UN says invasive species rising at ‘unprecedented rate’

Landmark report says invasive species are major threat to biodiversity and dealing with them requires global cooperation

Al Jazeera

Farms with natural landscape features provide sanctuary for some Costa Rica rainforest birds

A study conducted over 18 years in Costa Rica shows that small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest can provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations

The Independent UK

Fears for the future of bees as Asia hornets attack UK

There have been more confirmed sightings of the Asian hornet in 2023 than the last six years combined

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on insects: gardeners can help reverse their alarming decline

Editorial: With different planting, and by rejecting insecticides, even small green spaces can promote biodiversity

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The Times of India

Alien specie has wiped out clams and oysters from Kerala lakes: Study

NAGPUR: Invasive alien specie, the Caribbean false mussel, has wiped out native clams and oysters from the lakes of Kerala. This not just impacted the aquaculture systems but also the livelihoods of local fishermen.

The Guardian - AU

A sea urchin: they are method actors performing The Waste Land

Their five jaws are arranged in a shape Aristotle described as a ‘lantern’ but should have called a ‘horrible beak’

The Guardian - UK

Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity

At least 3,500 harmful invasive species recorded in every region on Earth spread by human activity, says UN report

The Guardian - UK

Asian hornet likely to have become established in UK, say experts

Sharp rise in sightings of the invasive species this year prompts fears for native bees on which they prey

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The Guardian - UK

Lords to debate mandating swift bricks in new homes in England

Hollow bricks are ‘easy win’ to help several endangered species, say experts and Zac Goldsmith who is tabling amendment

The Hindu

Crocodiles yield to flower power, study finds

Muggers of Savitri River in Maharashtra attracted to marigolds, often basking, floating, or lying in contact. Zoologists found they ignored or attacked other objects, but lay near marigolds. Petals of marigolds have antimicrobial properties, suggesting contact could alleviate bacterial load.

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Filling in biodiversity knowledge gaps

The extinction crisis is slamming the Amazon, but it's so poorly understood, we don't know what's being lost

The Guardian - UK

Beavers are back – but scientists fear Defra’s silence on protection deal

Return to the wild will boost biodiversity, but government accused of backing out of scheme

The Hindu

International Vulture Awareness Day observed in Wayanad

Vultures were exposed to the drug, diclofenac, reducing their population to 10,000. In Wayanad, tigers and leopards provide food for vultures, with 150 white-rumped and 25 red-headed vultures surviving.

The Guardian - AU

More decapitated crocodiles found in Queensland amid reports of body part black market

Local Aboriginal land council says at least six crocodiles have been found shot dead in the past two months

The Independent UK

In Mississippi, a tiny fish is reintroduced to the river where it disappeared 50 years ago

A species of tiny fish that once flourished in the U.S. South's Pearl River is being reintroduced there after disappearing 50 years ago

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