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Most European consumers’ shopping baskets tend to include items linked to deforestation in tropical regions, involving agricultural commodities such as beef, soybeans, palm oil, cocoa, rubber, coffee, timber and paper. These so-called “forest-risk” commodities are used in thousands of consumer goods ranging from hamburgers to chocolate bars.

Quito (AFP) - Scientists have discovered a new species of dwarf boa in the Ecuadoran Amazon and named it after an Indigenous activist.

Wildlife Victoria is calling for a halt to the state's kangaroo harvesting program until an independent survey assesses the impact of flooding on populations of the native species.

Drones with heat sensing technology are helping researchers find and track koalas in northern NSW after bushfires and floods.