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Is it ethical to change animals’ behaviour to protect them?

Today, virtually all conservation challenges have a human dimension, and it’s important to recognise that the most effective solutions may involve changing people’s behaviour, not animals’ – like controlling human food waste to discourage dogs on the streets.

The Hindu

‘They did not let up’: rare video of platypuses fighting captured by Tasmanian farmer

Two male platypuses engaged in a ferocious battle for dominance, which expert says is normal in the build up to breeding season

The Guardian - AU

Lake Superior lampreys increase again

DULUTH, Minn. — Invasive, parasitic sea lampreys continue to hunt and kill Lake Superior fish above the levels biologists would like to see, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic caused parts of two summer seasons to be lost in the never-ending battle against the eel-like creatures.

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It's a whopper of a job to verify whether that whopper of a fish set a Pa. record

A flathead catfish caught in May crushed the Pennslyvania state record, outweighing the previous top flathead by more than 10 pounds.

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Commentary: Why I stopped eating seafood, and you should, too

Mark your calendar: June 18–24 is Fish Are Friends, Not Food Week. (Thank you, "Finding Nemo," for the motto.) Although I no longer eat fish, my childhood was inconsistent with that catchphrase. On one hand, aquatic animals were indeed beloved companions. My goldfish, Bronzy, lovingly named after his shimmering bronze…

Tribune News Service

Bristol Avon RiverBlitz returns to save the waterways

With seven successful years under its belt, BART hopes to see a record number of participants signing up this year

Bristol Post

Whale of a time: pod of 30 orcas bring killer moves to a California bay

Marine biologists were surprised at the display of playful behavior ‘like kids in the park’, which lasted more than eight hours

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Vax-Ya-Later-Alligator: Crocodiles May Offer Solution To Deadly Antibiotic-resistant Infections

Deadly antibiotic-resistant fungal infections could be beaten after a breakthrough discovery in crocodiles.

Zenger

Light pollution is taking the sparkle out of glow-worm mating

The invention of electric light has extended our lives deeper into the night: street lamps help us travel more safely outdoors, while lighting indoors lets us work and play for longer. Entire stadiums are drenched in light so that people can watch sport at night. Even your garden may be…

The Conversation

'Smartphones' for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod's white sharks

Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Cape Cod are attaching better sensors to the predators, including cameras

The Independent UK

Why Giraffes Are Even More Endangered Than Previously Thought

Giraffe numbers have declined rapidly in the last 30 years, with fewer than 100,000 individuals remaining worldwide.

Zenger

Can next week's special meeting in Chile break the deadlock over East Antarctica's marine park proposal?

Amid the challenges of climate change, resource extraction and pollution, the survival of species and ecosystems depends on setting aside protected areas. But plans to establish marine protected areas in East Antarctica have stalled.

The Conversation

NI dog deaths to blue green algae “didn’t have to happen”

Expert Lucia Ross said: "Toxins can become airborne and cause respiratory distress in some people and animals."

Belfast Live

Shark that killed Russian tourist being made into Egyptian mummy for museum

A tiger shark that killed a 23-year-old Russian tourist and may have killed twice more last year has been embalmed and is being prepared for an exhibition at a museum in Egypt, according to local media

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Conservationists call for restoration of wetland near Ooty Railway Station

Local conservationists have called for restoration of a wetland adjoining the Udhagamandalam Railway Station, where the railways constructed buildings for a staff training centre, but later abandoned the plan as the nature of the soil was unsuited to support the weight of concrete structures

Daily Mirror

Shark that mauled man, 23, to death had 'killed twice last year' in graphic new account

Russian marine biologist Dmitry Orlov suspects that the tiger shark that mauled to death Vladimir Popov, 23, last week had killed tourists twice last year and was pregnant

Zenger

Crocodiles May Offer Solution To Deadly Antibiotic-resistant Infections

Deadly antibiotic-resistant fungal infections could be beaten after a breakthrough discovery in crocodiles.

Daily Mirror

Community living side-by-side with UK's biggest wild snakes coming out of hibernation

Aesculapian Rat Snakes have come out of hibernation and populated Colwyn Bay in North Wales - but residents have noticed that a few reptiles have been killed by motorists

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Warning over seven garden pests that lurk in plants and 'badly damage' them

Toxic caterpillars, vine weevil, slugs and snails may all be lurking in foliage in your garden that can do irreversible damage to your favourite plants, flowers, bushes and trees.

The Independent UK

The pests you really don’t want invading your garden and how to deter them

Toxic caterpillars, vine weevil, slugs and snails may all be lurking – but what can we do about them?

Daily Mirror

Shark attack victim's remains found inside 10ft man-eating beast

The beastly tiger shark was caught and clubbed to death on the beach in Egypt before specialists dissected it and found the man's remains in its intestines

The Guardian - AU

Giant saltworks proposed for Exmouth Gulf a threat to Ningaloo and endangered species, conservationists say

German company’s plan for 210-sq-km development in WA could ‘block the water that runs over that coastline into the gulf’

Daily Mirror

Town can't remove Christmas tree even though it's June - as a pigeon is nesting in it

The tree in Wednesday Market was put up last November in Beverley, to celebrate the festive season and was scheduled for removal after 12th night - but with summer in full swing, the tree remains in place

Daily Mirror

Massive 10ft crocodile swimming in Florida pool hisses and thrashes at rescuers

The enormous crocodile could be seen in the blue-illuminated pool in Florida, kicking it's gigantic 10-foot body around in circles as two experts tried to fetch the beast out

The Guardian - UK

Detection dogs taught newt tricks in bid to improve conservation

Springer spaniel trained to recognise scent of great crested newt with 87% success rate from distance of 2 metres

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