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Thousands of dead carp wash up on South Australia’s beaches

Invasive fish carried in flood waters die in marine environment, as scientists call for herpes virus to be considered in management

The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2023

Cute, furry and key to the ecosystem: can sea otters save the US west coast?

Campaign seeks to restore seas otters to northern California and Oregon: ‘They are really important to coastal ecosystems’

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2023

They're on our coat of arms but extinct in Tasmania. Rewilding with emus will be good for the island state's ecosystems

The emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. However, most people don’t realise emus once also roamed Tasmania but are now extinct there.

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2023

System to protect Australia’s threatened species from development ‘more or less worthless’, study finds

Environment ministers’ decisions spanning 15 years made no difference to amount of habitat destroyed, researchers say

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023

Dublin leads Rentokil callouts in 2022 as they deal with large amount of rodents

Empty offices that reopened in 2022 after lockdown experienced issues with rodents

Dublin Live · Jan 23, 2023

Castle Ward red squirrel plan sees creatures released at Co Down estate

"Our healthy population of pine marten at Castle Ward, alongside the work of local volunteers, has allowed for the absence of the invasive grey squirrel"

Belfast Live · Jan 23, 2023

Elephant seal that smashed windows may have appeared in Blairgowrie on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula

Victoria's Conservation Regulator says the same elephant seal that broke windows in Point Lonsdale on Friday may have reappeared on the Mornington Peninsula.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

Plan to save red squirrels includes culling rival greys

Five-year strategy aims to protect iconic species that experts say could be extinct within 10 years

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Don’t kill the curl grubs in your garden – they could be native beetle babies

Have you ever been in the garden and found a large, white, C-shaped grub with a distinctive brown head and six legs clustered near the head?

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

Red squirrels introduced at Co Down National Trust property

The first four red squirrels have been released in the Castle Ward estate, with more to follow.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023