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Who is the Deadly Hantavirus 'Patient Zero'? Leo Schilperoord's Passion for Birds May Have Cost Him His Life

Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord's passion for rare birds turned fatal after he and his wife reportedly contracted hantavirus during a landfill birdwatching trip in Argentina

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Why Are City Birds More Afraid of Women Than Men? Scientists Baffled

A study finds city birds are more fearful of women than men, despite efforts to eliminate visible biases. Researchers seek to understand the cues birds use to distinguish genders.

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Country diary: No Mow May is back on track – and the results are wonderful

Hunt’s Cross, Liverpool: A survey of the roadside verge turns up 21 species including cuckoo flower and yarrow. But not everyone likes it

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Water project greenlit despite threat to rare birds

A community environment group will fight on after a court dismissed its challenge over a water project that will damage critical native habitat.

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Quest for a rare bird, a landfill visit, a deadly outbreak: How Leo Schilperoord became hantavirus 'patient zero'

A Dutch ornithologist, Leo Schilperoord, has been identified as patient zero in a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Authorities suspect he and his wife contracted the virus from rat droppings during a birdwatching trip in Argentina. The outbreak led to multiple deaths and a global health…

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Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation

Levels of Pfas in northern gannet eggs in Canada fell up to 74% over 55-year period of study

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Country diary: Nesting mallard, owl and woodcock in our garden – this is the ‘human shield’ effect

Allendale, Northumberland: Once again, wildlife has made a home here, in part because they feel safe

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David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100

David Attenborough, the world’s most famous wildlife presenter, is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday

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Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom

Water minister Rose Jackson calls drying in Gwydir region ‘devastating’ as bill passes upper house

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National treasure and beloved naturalist Sir David Attenborough shares birthday message as he turns 100

Sir David Attenborough’s birthday is being marked in London with a celebration at the Royal Albert Hall, which will be broadcast on BBC One

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‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday

Naturalist says he has been ‘overwhelmed by greetings’ as milestone is marked with event at Royal Albert Hall

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Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species

Global warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters disappearing

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Tiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th birthday

Specimen from 1983 lay forgotten at Natural History Museum until recently, when spotted by a volunteer and identified as new genus

The Guardian - UK

Bioluminescent algae’s blue light harnessed to make 3D-printed shapes

Scientists suggest algae could be embedded within biosensors that glow when toxins detected in the environment

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US warns as Asian needle ant reaches over 20 states; experts warn of sharp, painful attacks

An inconspicuous creature is invading certain portions of the United States and has begun to attract interest from experts and safety agencies. The Asian needle ant is native to East Asia, and although small and unassuming, the sting of the creature is said to be excruciatingly painful. Victims describe the…

The Guardian - UK

From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters

In the UK capital, Bomb Crater Pond is full of wildlife, while scientists studying land obliterated by recent Russian blasts 1,500 miles away have seen ‘how quickly nature begins to heal itself’

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First project tracking hedgehogs in Northern Ireland to help protect their future

A number of hedgehogs are being fitted with small, lightweight GPS tags, under licence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

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Rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ after tracker failure

Marine experts criticise €1.5m privately funded operation as humpback’s fate remains unknown after release into Baltic

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Scientists discover a 66-foot giant tree in the Andes, and it’s related to tomatoes and potatoes

A significant breakthrough has been made in the field of South American botany. For over two decades, a mysterious tree found in the Andean cloud forests remained 'unplaced' (incertae sedis) in botanical records. It looked like an oversized version of familiar garden plants. In early 2024, after extensive research updated…

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Country diary: A butterfly haven of orange tips and holly blues

Powerstock Common, Dorset: I’m hopeful that the mixed habitats here and bright weather will bring them out in their droves – and I’m not disappointed

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The ‘missing’ insect that is raising alarm bells about one of world’s best biodiversity hotspots

Research points to alarming species decline, habitat degradation, and deeper ecological stress in India’s Western Ghats

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Country diary: It’s hard to top a calling curlew

Ynys Môn (Anglesey): Their breeding numbers in Wales are so low they could be extinct here in a decade. That makes each sighting all the more precious

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‘Living library’: inside the marine biobanks racing to protect ocean species from extinction

Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal species

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Reform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewilding

Councillors in Leicestershire support move in efforts to reduce flooding as Reform faces divisions on nature policy

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A Serbian bird-watching group uses crowdfunding to buy and preserve a woodland habitat

Nightingale’s Forest is a small woodland in northeastern Serbia that is home to a variety of bird and animal species who thrive on its moist habitat

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