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Lichens, slime moulds and wasps: RHS lists top beneficial wildlife for garden

Biodiversity crisis leads horticulturalists to highlight gardeners’ role in conserving wild flora and fauna

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023

Footage of northern hairy-nosed wombat in south-west Queensland refuge a good sign for species

Footage of the elusive wombat — the largest burrowing marsupial in the world — is crucial for educating the public and helping to save the endangered species.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2023

Two species found ‘nowhere else on the planet’ documented in western N.C, museum says

A feisty looking crustacean in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains is a new species found nowhere else in the world, according to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2023

Big Beasts review – nothing on Earth is more compelling than this tiger footage

Tom Hiddleston narrates this awe-inspiring nature documentary about gigantic creatures. Your breath will be taken away by the likes of blue whales and terrifying cobras

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023

National Trust joins forces with WWF and the RSPB to stop destruction of UK nature

In the last 50 years, 38 million birds have vanished from UK skies - and 97 per cent of our wildflower meadows have been lost since the 1930s

Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2023

Whale-watching guidelines don't include boat noise. It's time they did

Imagine … eco-tourists enjoying views of undisturbed whales and dolphins, watching them doing what comes naturally.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2023

Elephant seals sleep for just two hours a day, deep dive research reveals

Marine mammals typically sleep in 10-minute bursts during deep, 30-minute dives to avoid predators, scientists believe

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023

Sea level rise threatens island turtle hatchery

A study has delivered more bad news for a globally important green turtle nesting site off Queensland, with climate change predicted to flood all nests by 2050.

AAP · Apr 20, 2023

Man locked in years-long battle with council over the lights outside his house

James Tuttle has been left perplexed by the running battle he's having with the council over his £24 lights

Wales Online · Apr 20, 2023

Rising seas could flood nests of vulnerable sea turtles – new research

Sea-level rises caused by global warming could flood sea turtle nesting beaches in Australia, several Caribbean islands, Costa Rica and the US.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2023