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Priority listing for local species must be matched with funding, experts say

A roadmap has been released to improve outcomes of threatened species over the next 10 years, replacing a plan released by the former government in 2021.

The Canberra Times · Oct 5, 2022

Hollow trees may harbour poisonous fungus: Doctor

A top hospital physician on Tuesday advised people not to step inside tree hollows in their quests to observe lesser false vampire bats due to the risk of exposure to dangerous fungus spores.

Bangkok Post · Oct 4, 2022

National 'route map' strategy to boost beaver numbers in Perth and Kinross and beyond is published

The development of ‘Scotland’s Beaver Strategy 2022-45’ has involved more than 50 stakeholder organisations and is designed to steer wider efforts to identify and actively expand the population of the animals

Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022

Where Birds Find A Restful Oasis In Urban Tel Aviv

A visit to an ornithological paradise created just a few years ago amid the skyscrapers of the city. 

Zenger · Oct 4, 2022

Four women chosen to run Antarctic outpost and count penguins

Four British women picked from 6,000 applicants to spend five months counting penguins on Goudier Island

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

Commentary: Crying dogs and giggling rats

A recent study by Japanese researchers observing that dogs cry happy tears when reuniting with their guardians should surprise no one. Science long ago proved that dogs, like all animals, experience a full range of emotions, including joy, sorrow, empathy, grief and doubt. The evidence is both academic and empirical.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Four women head to Antarctica to run world’s most remote post office

Team including newlywed will abandon home comforts for no running water or flushing toilet

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Rising Ozone Levels Harm Pollination

Air pollution is preventing insects from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, according to new research.

Zenger · Oct 4, 2022

Australia to Set Aside at Least 30% of its Land Mass to Protect Endangered Species

Australia will set aside at least 30% of its land mass for conservation in a bid to protect plants and animals in the island continent famed for species found nowhere else in the world, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Tuesday. Australia has lost more mammal species than any other…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Country diary: Let pine martens work their magic in the Peak District

Buxton, Derbyshire: They haven’t been here for centuries, but due to ash die-back they’re needed now more than ever

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022