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‘Lights flashing red’ for wildlife amid 69% populations decline

WWF calls for urgent action as landmark report on wildlife populations shows ‘terrifying’ decline across the world.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022

740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year

Two per cent of all fishing gear used worldwide ends up polluting the oceans, our new research finds. To put that into perspective, the amount of longline fishing gear littering the ocean each year can circle the Earth more than 18 times.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

Microplastics found in 75% of fish in New Zealand, report shows

Government’s oceans review also presents grim picture of species under threat of extinction including seabirds and mammals

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2022

The reason why seagulls are vanishing from some Welsh towns

The mysterious disappearance of gulls from some coastal areas has left locals mystified

Wales Online · Oct 12, 2022

Animal rescue centre on 'high alert' and issue warning to owners

It confirmed that the shelter would have to "destroy" all birds should one get infected

Liverpool Echo · Oct 12, 2022

Three men survive shark attack before being rescued after boat sank during fishing trip

The trio's ship sank in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and soon one of the group found himself having to fight off a shark before the US Coast Guard finally rescued them

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Ballast water management is reducing the flow of invasive species into the Great Lakes

Freshwater ecosystems are threatened by a host of environmental stressors from human activities. Among the most insidious and impactful of these is invasion by non-native species.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022

Gamekeepers blame conservationists for capercaillie decline and call for lethal control of foxes

THE Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) has blamed conservationists for the decline of the capercaillie population in Scotland, claiming that the…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 12, 2022

Swarms of white flies spotted around Nottinghamshire and this is why

Here is why we are seeing white flies lately

Nottingham Post · Oct 12, 2022

Holiday horror as flying ants turn Spanish beaches into 'black blankets'

The flying ants first appeared on Tuesday and are now covering miles of the beaches, turning the sand into black swarming masses in parts of Spain popular with tourists

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022