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Marine biologists are proposing a radical new approach to wildlife conservation

Mapping the spatial distribution and movement patterns of marine animals that are endangered or threatened is essential for defining critical habitat

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Sharks Being Wiped Out By Growing Popularity Of Sushi

Sharks are facing extinction because of incidental capture by the same fisheries

Zenger

Butterfly farming boosts biodiversity and incomes on São Tomé

Conservationists on São Tomé, a tropical island that is home to a rich diversity of plants, birds and butterflies, have launched a project to help local farmers breed butterflies to boost incomes and incentivise the protection of the island’s forests.

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Why do butterflies have different colours on their wings? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brain-teasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

Lost and found: how two dead giant bees on eBay sparked the hunt to find one alive

Photographer Clay Bolt and entomologist Eli Wyman launched an expedition to find Wallace’s giant bee and ‘rediscovered’ it in Indonesia’s Maluku islands

The Guardian - UK

Cowabunga! These turtles can talk

"It was a great surprise to discover they not only vocalize but also do so very often, producing very funny sounds"

Salon

The great threat emperor penguins face

Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection. Can it save them?

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Gliding treefrogs, mini-males and burrowing frogs in trees: why Melanesia is the world's tropical island frog hotspot

A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which live in trees. Long-nosed frogs named after Pinocchio. Frogs which go straight from egg to froglet without stopping at tadpole. And large treefrogs which can glide from tree to tree.

The Conversation

Climate change means farmers in West Africa need more ways to combat pests

The link between climate change and the spread of crop pests has been established by research and evidence.

The Conversation

If bumblebees can play, does it mean they have feelings? This study suggests yes

Scientists wanted to learn whether bees, like humans and other mammals, had any interest in playing for fun's sake. They say they have evidence that bees do, and that could change how we view insects.

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Scientists discover ‘world’s largest’ seagrass forest – by strapping cameras to sharks

New study, carried out using tiger sharks in the Bahamas, extends total known global seagrass coverage by more than 40%

The Guardian - UK

Victorian state logging company failed to protect threatened gliders, court finds

Judge says VicForests’ actions posed ‘a threat of serious and irreversible harm’ to greater gliders and yellow-bellied gliders

The Guardian - AU

A platypus can glow green and hunt prey with electricity – but it can't climb dams to find a mate

The platypus is one of Earth’s most unique creatures. It sports a duck-like bill and flippers. It locates prey in murky water by emitting an electric charge. Males have venomous spurs on their legs, and the females lay eggs. And a platypus’ fur glows blue-green under UV light!

The Conversation

Olive ridley sea turtles are constantly on the move, so protective zones should follow them

Many of the ocean’s most charismatic animals spend their lives swimming, flying or gliding thousands of miles, from the coasts to the high seas. Arctic terns, humpback whales and sea turtles are examples. Scientists have spent many years documenting and studying these magnificent journeys.

The Conversation

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Extremely rare birds spotted on Northumberland Coast attracting birdwatchers

Pallid swifts were spotted in several locations on the Northumberland Coast

Belfast Live

Tiny bird weighing less than £1 coin spotted in NI for just third time after epic 3,000 mile flight

Ulster Wildlife say the little Pallas's leaf warbler is native to Siberia, Mongolia and northeast China and flew 3,000 miles

ABC News

Tiger sharks with cameras on their backs map 'world's biggest' seagrass meadow in Bahamas

Scientists have mapped what they believe is the world's biggest seagrass meadow in the Bahamas, capturing the underwater world from the view of tiger sharks.

The Guardian - UK

An unwild landscape that has brought back the bone-crunchers

Monfragüe, Spain: Some careful human intervention has created an intensely rich wildlife spot where vultures are the stars of the show

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Watch: Researcher wades out to greet rare, alien-like sunfish

A whale researcher in British Columbia, Canada, last week experienced an extraordinary encounter with a rare and enormous sunfish that appeared outside his home.

The Conversation

Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean become long and arduous, and their chicks may starve. With too little sea ice,…

The Conversation

7 'creepy crawlies' you don't need to be afraid of this spooky season

The vast majority of animals on Earth are invertebrates (animals without backbones) – such as insects, arachnids and crustaceans.

ABC News

Penguin populations in new fight for survival on Macquarie Island

The rusted barrels on the beach stand as a grim reminder of how penguins here once came close to being wiped out by humans for their oil. In the years since, they have returned — but now they could be facing a different man-made threat.

Daily Mirror

Major UK insect invasion FINALLY explained by scientists - with warning of more to come

Cornwall was plagued by thousands and thousands of hoverflies earlier this year and now experts at the University of Exeter, Devon, say there could be more to come

The Independent UK

Alaska-Australia flight could place bird in record books

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 13,560 kilometers (8,435 miles) from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania

Manchester Evening News

Bumble bees enjoy playing ball games like humans and dogs, according to scientists

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have observed the insects playing with inanimate objects for fun

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