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Walking epaulette sharks on Great Barrier Reef's Lady Elliot Island 'genetically unique', study finds

Researchers are investigating the possibility that a population of epaulette sharks on Lady Elliot Island could qualify to be named as a new species.

ABC News · Dec 14, 2022

Watch: Surfers attempt to push struggling whale back to sea

A young sperm whale that stranded Tuesday morning on New York’s Rockaway Peninsula has died after a valiant attempt by surfers to save the mammal.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 13, 2022

Eels facing population collapse, conservation groups warn

Scientists raise concerns after annual fishing talks for key EU waters ended in quotas above those recommended

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Scottish Government announces new measures to tackle biodiversity crisis

NEW measures to halt the loss of Scotland’s biodiversity have been announced by the Scottish Government.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2022

Chester Zoo hails birth of rare Malayan tapir in “important moment”

The female calf named Nessa weighed just 9kg

Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022

Starving seabirds on Alaska coast show climate change peril

Dead and dying seabirds collected on the coasts of the northern Bering and southern Chukchi seas over the past six years reveal how the Arctic’s fast-changing climate is threatening the ecosystems and people who live there

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, ecosystems and wildlife

In the Arctic, the freedom to travel, hunt and make day-to-day decisions is profoundly tied to cold and frozen conditions for much of the year. These conditions are rapidly changing as the Arctic warms.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

What does ‘nature positive’ mean – and can it rally support to stop biodiversity loss?

The buzz phrase aims to be for biodiversity what ‘net zero’ is for climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague, and open to greenwashing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

UK's only polar bear cub celebrates first birthday at Highland Wildlife Park

THE UK’s only polar bear cub celebrated his first birthday at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park on…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2022

Environmentalists want jaguars reintroduced to US Southwest

An environmental group is petitioning federal officials to help reintroduce the jaguar to the Southwest, where it once ranged for hundreds of thousands of years before being whittled down to just one of the big cats known to roam the region

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022