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‘We’ve seen oiled birds’: fears for protected wetlands after Poole harbour spill

RSPB sounds alarm over Arne peninsula, one of UK’s most heavily protected natural areas

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

South Australian beekeepers fear varroa mite risk if border opens for NSW bees

The almond industry wants state governments to ease beehive movement restrictions to ensure supply for pollination, but SA producers would prefer demand for beehives be met by honey producers within the state.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Australian woman's warning after finding FOUR deadly creatures in her swimming pool

Lynda Knight spotted four eastern mouse spiders in her pool after heavy rainfall in New South Wales. These type of spiders have a toxic venom that can be dangerous for humans

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023

Why you shouldn’t always dig up weeds

As insect numbers decline, weeds could be their lifeline, an expert tells Hannah Stephenson.

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Tassie tiger could have lived to early 2000s: study

Researchers who examined more than 1200 Tasmanian tiger observations say the marsupial could have survived in the wild for decades longer than thought.

AAP · Mar 27, 2023

Thylacines may have survived later than scientists thought, new research suggests

New research suggests Tasmanian tigers could have lived much later than scientists first thought, into the 1980s and beyond.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Why a daisy evolved to look like a fly

Beetle daisies evolved weird fly-like shapes to fool pollinators. Biologists now know how this odd trick evolved

Salon · Mar 26, 2023

‘Witch bee’ riding tiny broomstick to feature in Attenborough’s Wild Isles

Insect flies with grass stalks it uses to conceal its nest, which is made of disused snail shells

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023

50 beavers living secretly on the Bristol Avon, stunned researchers discover

Until 2020, they were thought to have been extinct for almost 500 years

Bristol Post · Mar 26, 2023

Wetlands Revival Trust, a conservation-minded group of farmers, build a wildlife haven in a swamp

Not-for-profit Wetlands Revival Trust is working with traditional owners and community to protect and restore ecologically-significant wetlands in the southern Murray-Darling Basin.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2023