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Wildlife officials propose new rules for anglers at Skyway pier to curb bird deaths

As Florida wildlife officials grapple with how to reduce the amount of seabirds becoming entangled in fishing gear at the busy Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, new rules proposed Wednesday night attempt to find a middle ground between anglers and bird advocates who, for months, have disagreed on a solution.

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Dennis Anderson: Carpe diem: Time is long past to stop jumping carp from invading more Minnesota rivers

You remember invasive carp, right? Scary critters with fins that are swimming up the Mississippi River toward Minnesota? Some are called grass carp, others bighead carp or black carp,

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Dying for sex: endangered male quolls may be mating themselves to death instead of sleeping, scientists say

Data suggests male northern quolls rest less than females and spend much more time on the move, leading to their death after a single breeding season

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Discovered in the deep: the anglerfish with vampire-like sex lives

A deep trawl has brought up a potentially new species of a fish whose extreme mating methods include permanent physical fusion

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Noxious fish the oriental weatherloach found in the Riverland, causing concern for irrigators

The fish has been causing havoc for Sunraysia irrigators after a population boom, and now it is being detected by Riverland growers.

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Hybrid future? Interbreeding can make heat-averse species more resilient to climate change

As the climate heats up rapidly, many species will struggle to avoid extinction. If they had time, they could evolve to the new environmental conditions. But they don’t. That’s where hybridisation could help. When related species interbreed, the flow of new genetic diversity could help them adapt to warmer environments.

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Sexual behaviour of endangered northern quoll linked to death of males

A species of small, carnivorous marsupials is picking sex over sleep as males travel the equivalent of up to 40km a night to find a mate.

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Monarch butterflies wintering in California rebound

Researchers say that the population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row

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Lusty quoll's sleepless habits could see species rooted

Researchers say the mating drive of northern quolls overrides even the need for sleep, putting the endangered species at further risk.

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Scrabo Hill lizard population being helped by local volunteers

The common lizard is the only terrestrial reptile in the country

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Dolphins and humans both catch more fish when they work together, research in Brazil finds

Researchers have discovered that both dolphins and net-casting fishermen in Brazil have more success fishing when they join forces.

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Once bittern but farmers not shy about endangered bird

Scientists, bird lovers and farmers are meeting in southern NSW to discuss conservation efforts to "bring back the bunyip bird" aka the bittern.

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Man decapitated by 19ft great white shark may have been targeted due to his diving suit

Manuel Lopez was dive fishing in the sea around 11.30am on January 6 when he was attacked by a shark in front of his horrified co-worker in Mexico

Daily Mirror

Family of beavers have been successfully moved to Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve

RSPB Scotland have moved the seven beavers to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve.

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Woodpeckers and wagtails: how readers enjoyed the big birdwatch

People tell us about their sightings as part of RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, with many species flourishing

The Independent UK

Brexit red tape stops endangered animals breeding

London Zoo among names to sign petition calling on action from Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

Rochfords’s famous Nelson the seal dead after eviction attempt

The four-foot-long hungry sea creature had hit the headlines after chomping his way through £4,000 worth of stick in a popular fishing lake

Evening Standard

Huge humpback whale washes ashore on New York coast – the 15th in weeks

Scientists are puzzled about the number of dead mammals recently discovered on the coastal stretch

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Deforestation piles pressure on South America’s elusive Chacoan peccary

With just 3,000 of the pig-like animals still roaming the Gran Chaco region, a community conservation effort in Argentina is fighting for its future

Daily Mirror

Huge humpback whale washes ashore on New York coast sparking rescue effort

The 35-foot animal is the 10th whale to become beached in the area in the last two months and questions are now being asked about offshore wind projects

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Family of beavers successfully relocated to Loch Lomond

A FAMILY of beavers have been successfully moved to Loch Lomond, marking another major milestone for the species’ return in Scotland.

Daily Record

Family of beavers moved to Loch Lomond in bid for species' return to Scotland

A group of seven - two adults and five young offspring, including three baby kits and two yearlings - were released into the nature reserve.

ABC News

Signals from missing grey nurse shark tags leave researchers baffled

Marine biologists are searching for two $5,000 satellite tags that have come off critically endangered grey nurse sharks that were being tracked off Australia's east coast.

AAP

Fireworks deliver long-term hit for wildlife: study

Fireworks can cause breeding and other long-term problems for wildlife and it's time to move to lower-impact spectacles, a new study says.

The Conversation

Enough with the koala cakes – the government’s annual Threatened Species Bake Off seriously neglects fish, plants and other lesser-loved species

Almost 2,000 native species are officially listed as “threatened” in Australia – but how many have you actually heard of?

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