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'More potent than cyanide': how to stay safe from blue-ringed octopus this summer

As an octopus biologist, I get a call from the media every summer because someone has had an encounter with a blue-ringed octopus. Thankfully, everyone has been OK.

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Nine-year-old girl discovers rare 15-million-year-old shark tooth at Maryland beach

‘Molly has literally been shark tooth hunting since she could walk on the beach,’ the mother said about her child.

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Killer whale dies after beaching itself on Florida coast

A 21-foot killer whale has died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida

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‘Cool’: nine-year-old finds rare, ancient shark tooth on Maryland beach

Molly Sampson found an Otodus megalodon shark species tooth at a beach near her home in Maryland while hunting for fossils

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Extinct Species Of Himalayan Owl found In Kanpur, Days After Rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture Captured

The owl was later handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and was then taken by the Kanpur Zoological Park in their custody. Read on for detalis:

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Anglers despair as trapped seal eats Essex lake’s stocks like it’s ‘in Waitrose’

Animal has been evading capture from Rochford fishing lake since mid-December

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Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why

It’s a grim and all too common sight for rangers at some of Africa’s nature reserves: the bullet-riddled carcass of an elephant, its tusks removed by poachers. African elephant populations have fallen by about 30% since 2006. Poaching has driven the decline.

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Japanese eels confirmed in Dotonbori River for 1st time

OSAKA -- The endangered Japanese eel has been confirmed for the first time to be living in the Dotonbori River in the Minami area of Osaka City, according to a local research institute.

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Hot summer after wet spring — plus flooding — leads to warning about mosquito-borne viruses in South Australia

South Australian authorities warn the public to be on alert after an increase in the number of cases of mosquito-borne viruses detected in people and mosquitoes.

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Mountain environments are key to biodiversity – but the threats to them are being ignored

Mountains are home to more than 85% of the world’s amphibian, bird and mammal species. Lowland slopes are rich in animal and plant species. And rugged, high-elevation environments, although lacking such biological diversity, play a key role in maintaining biodiversity in the wider mountain catchment area.

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Birdwatch: the whistling of wigeons is a winter highlight

Half a million of these striking birds arrive in Britain in autumn to take advantage of the mild climate

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Country diary: Masses of ivy that seem to defy time and space

Millers Dale, Derbyshire: Once I’d seen it, I could notice nothing else as it snaked up every tree and clambered across the ground

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Endangered Mexican wolf treks further north in New Mexico

An endangered Mexican gray wolf has roamed beyond the species’ recovery area into the more northern reaches of New Mexico

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'Ambassador' population of spotted handfish brings hope for re-wilding in Tasmania

A bid to breed an "ambassador" population of the endangered spotted handfish in captivity in Melbourne has been so successful, there are hopes the program may grow enough to return some to the wild.

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Madagascar’s unique wildlife faces imminent wave of extinction, say scientists

Study suggests 23m years of evolutionary history could be wiped out if the island’s endangered mammals go extinct

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Dead 12ft whale washes up on bank of river in UK

Mammal has been sent to Natural History Museum for examination

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First study to estimate 'blue carbon' storage in South Africa is useful for climate strategy

Marine ecosystems have a valuable role to play in mitigating the effects of climate change. That’s because such ecosystems – and, particularly, vegetated tidal ecosystems like mangroves and salt marshes – capture and store a significant amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂). CO₂ has accumulated in Earth’s atmosphere at unprecedented…

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How gardeners can boost wildlife and help threatened species

Hannah Stephenson asks Gemma Golding, the newly appointed RHS senior ecologist, how gardeners can become ‘nature positive’.

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Groups seek probe of NY-NJ whale deaths amid wind power prep

Environmental groups and opponents of offshore wind energy want a federal investigation into the deaths of six whales that have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month

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Humpback whale that washed up on the Atlantic City beach had a large head injury; groups call for wind turbine inquiry

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A young humpback whale that washed up on an Atlantic City beach on Saturday had evidence of a head injury, a large hematoma located just behind the blow hole, an official from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Monday.

Daily Mirror

Massive 12ft whale washes up on banks of Kent river sparking coastguard response

HM Coastguard were called to the scene near Sittingbourne, Kent, after the large whale carcass was found along the River Medway, with a team of volunteers helping to investigate

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Halting spread of introduced plant disease Phytophthora dieback vital to saving iconic threatened species

A pathogen branded a "biodiversity bulldozer" is the second biggest threat to native flora and fauna after rabbits but has not received the same attention as other pests. A new trial aims to change that.

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Victoria's wet few years contribute to booming dragonfly population

Dragonfly populations are booming in Victoria, with swarms of the colourful insects emerging from ponds, pools and waterways thanks to wet weather that favours their breeding patterns.

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Traded biodiversity 'credits' are key to Labor's environmental plans, but critics are not convinced

A market where koala credits are traded is now central to the federal Labor government's plan for halting Australia's extinction crisis, but critics are not convinced that demand is strong enough to make a serious impact on the environment.

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Invasive rats are changing fish behaviour on coral reefs – new study

Coral reefs are degrading rapidly to the extent that their marine inhabitants must either adapt or die. For many animals, including reef fish, behaviour is one of the first responses to changes in environmental conditions.

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