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Kelp absorbs carbon dioxide and has high nutritional value, but it is under threat from rising temperatures, pollution and invasive species

Arctic mammal had won the hearts of residents and caused the town’s fireworks display to be cancelled

The large walrus nicknamed 'Thor' was found resting on a UK beach in a rare sighting in Scarborough - and has now caused disruption to the town's firework display

Also discovered was a frog that grows to just eight millimetres in length

When the state’s wildlife department flung the first handful of lettuce to a starving manatee in the Indian River a year ago, it was an act of desperation driven by a catastrophic die-off and violating an environmental golden rule that animal behavior should not be messed with that way.

A Southern California photographer has captured extraordinary footage revealing how transient orcas stun their prey before participating in a group feast.

Pyrotechnics send animals’ heart rates soaring, triggering a panic response and a desire to flee, says Prof Claudia Wascher

The unlawful killing and trafficking of animals and plants, together with the climate issue, is one of the biggest dangers to wildlife biodiversity. Read on for details:

In a "globally significant moment" which gives a near-extinct species a second lease at survival, 10 eastern quolls have been released into a NSW nature reserve.