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Crocodile shot dead after attacking man and eating his dog at Bloomfield River boat ramp

Queensland wildlife officers killed the reptile about 200 metres from the boat ramp where the incident took place.

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Crocodile that attacked man, killed dog, shot dead

A huge crocodile deemed an "unacceptable risk" after attacking a man and killing his dog has been shot dead by rangers in Queensland.

AAP

Booroolong frogs bounce back after habitat restoration and cleansing floods

Shane Cooper owns a property in one of the last remaining habitat areas of Booroolong frogs. For the past decade he and his wife have been restoring creeks to give the endangered species a chance to recover.

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Queensland's Environment Department still behind on saving threatened species, auditor-general finds

More than four years after the Queensland's Environment Department was found to have no plan to protect threatened species, the agency is still lagging behind, according to the state's auditor-general.

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The animals and plants that only exist in captivity – and why time is running out to restore them to the wild

It was April in 1981 when a party of four camped for two days and nights on the forested slopes of Mount Evermann, the central peak of Socorro, a volcanic island in the Pacific some 400 kilometres southwest of Baja California, Mexico. Their fruitless search confirmed their suspicions: the Socorro…

The Conversation

Landlocked moulting penguins just need a little space

Penguins are about to strip off at beaches across southern Australia, ramping up the pint-sized seabird's exposure to predators, including domestic dogs.

AAP

Cambridge volunteers on ‘toad patrol’ as mating season sees high numbers

Toad mating season takes place between February and April, with Cambridge residents being put on ‘toad patrol’ to help protect them.

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'World's biggest' great white shark dwarfs diving cage as 20ft long body stuns viewers

The resurfaced clip of the 20ft monster great white shark known as Deep Blue has shocked viewers once again as people reacted to the female predator's enormous size

Daily Mirror

Two young beavers moved to RSPB's Gartocharn reserve killed by predators

RSPB Scotland translocated a family group of seven beavers to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve in January, despite fierce opposition from local residents, anglers and farmers.

Daily Record

Conservation efforts celebrated as 26 Australian species no longer need threatened listing

Analysis found the population size and distributions of species had sufficiently improved to no longer meet listing criteria

The Guardian - AU

Country diary: For a moment it’s just me and a golden plover

Northam Burrows, Devon: This glowing bird is not quite sure what to do with itself, and nor am I

The Guardian - UK

Little Penguin found attacked on Newcastle beach is returned to sea

The Little Penguin had been attacked by a sea eagle or a dog when it was found with life-threatening injuries, vet says

Newcastle Herald

Researchers discover new orchid species

Researchers from the Prince of Songkla University have discovered a new species of orchid, Aphyllorchis periactinantha, found at the Paribatra waterfall in the southern province of Songkhla.

Bangkok Post

Australia to make area the size of Germany a marine park in Southern Ocean

Plan to triple size of Macquarie Island protection zone to shield ‘remote wildlife wonderland’

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Good or bad? Some 'invasive species' can help native ecosystems thrive

Whether or not invasive species threaten native biodiversity and ecosystems has been a point of debate amongst researchers for years.

ABC News

Government plans to protect marine area the size of Germany around Macquarie Island

An area roughly the size of Germany is set to be added to Australia's protected marine zones, safeguarding the future of millions of penguins, seals and sea birds on Macquarie Island.

The Guardian - AU

Menindee mass fish kill: thousands of carp dead amid water quality fears

Deaths the result of deoxygenation caused by carp population boom at NSW weir, primary industries department says

Daily Mirror

Woman finds bizarre GIANT tooth from 20ft shark in fascinating discovery on beach

Leah McLamb and her husband Josh drove three hours to a beach in North Carolina, US, when they spotted a "giant" fossilised tooth believed to come from a great white shark

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Previewing fishing prospects for Braidwood Lake before opening day

Braidwood Lake, the cooling lake in southwestern Will County, has come a long way from as a fishing destination from 15 or 20 years ago.

Tribune News Service

Florida wildlife officials signal resistance to fishing gear bans at Skyway Fishing Pier

After more than two hours of discussion, Florida wildlife commissioners Tuesday signaled their hesitance to approve monthslong bans on certain fishing gear for anglers at the Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, despite thousands of birds becoming entangled in recent years.

The Conversation

In defence of vultures, nature's early-warning systems that are holy to many people

With their long, featherless necks and stern-looking faces, vultures are an easy target for people’s fear and loathing. In books and films, they usually appear as a forewarning of bad things to come. And they are often used to describe someone who benefits from the misfortune of others.

The Conversation

104 shark and ray species now receive new protections, but are they enough?

Shark populations have been declining for years, largely due to overfishing. And for years, the solutions offered by researchers have included increasing the number, size and effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPA) and improving the global management of sharks and stingrays in fisheries that catch them.

Daily Mirror

Protected birds shot, trapped and poisoned in rising crimewave across the UK

Nada Farhoud looks at what is behind the rising crimewave of protected species of birds being shot, trapped and poisioned - as rare goshawks, golden eagles, barn owls, peregrine falcons and white-tailed eagles are among the victims

Reuters

Bird flu kills sea lions and thousands of pelicans in Peru's protected areas

Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region.

WEKU

Botswana has seen a huge spike in rhinoceros poaching over the past 5 years

There's been increased demand for the endangered species' horn by some east Asians who believe it has medicinal properties.

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