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Female frogs found to fake death to avoid unwanted advances from males

Nearly one-third of females in study laid motionless on their backs to get out of mating with male

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Family of five beavers released in Ealing in pioneering ‘rewilding’ project

A family of five beavers was released in London on Wednesday in a pioneering project to encourage the “rewilding” of the capital’s urban areas.

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023

Habitat of endangered glider largely unprotected in Qld

Most of the endangered greater glider's habitat in Queensland is not protected, a new study reveals.

AAP · Oct 11, 2023

‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say

Report on state of flora and fungi says newly discovered plants should be listed as threatened by default

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Country diary: Eye to eye with a weary toad

Birchen Edge, Derbyshire: This one, the largest I’d seen for a while, had narrowly escaped my boot as it paused in the sunshine

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia is doing a very poor job of working out if its unique plants are in danger of extinction, scientists warn.

AAP · Oct 9, 2023

Conservationists advocate need for amphibian reserves to protect threatened species

A recent study based on the second global amphibian assessment undertaken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Amphibian Red List Authority found roughly 41% of amphibian species worldwide to be facing the threat of gradual extinction.

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2023

There's a hidden source of excess nutrients suffocating the Great Barrier Reef. We found it

The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia’s most important environmental and economic assets. It is estimated to contribute A$56 billion per year and supports about 64,000 full-time jobs, according to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. However, the reef is under increasing pressure.

The Conversation · Oct 8, 2023

Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified

Yet another serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef has emerged - invisible flows of groundwater that are dumping harmful nutrients into the fragile ecosystem.

AAP · Oct 8, 2023

Prey, habitat dictate Asiatic wild dog-tiger coexistence, says study

Overlapping prey availability or habitat suitability could dictate a positive association between dholes and tigers, facilitating co-existence or even cooperative behaviours between the two species of carnivores, a new study has found. The dhole or Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) is the only endangered wild pack-living canid in the tropical Indian…

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023