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‘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 · Jun 14, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

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 · Jun 13, 2023

'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 · Jun 13, 2023

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 · Jun 13, 2023

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 · Jun 13, 2023

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 · Jun 13, 2023

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2023

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

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023