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Deep-sea shark with protruding eyes and terrifying grin is caught in Australia

It has huge bulging, glassy eyes, and a mouth which creepily curls upwards, to show a sickening smile with sharp tiny teeth

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

Fishermen appeal judge ruling that protects endangered whale

The state of Maine and a fishing group are appealing a federal judge’s decision that new rules intended to protect endangered whales must stand

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Climate-fueled wildfires worsen danger for struggling fish

After a wildfire roared through northern New Mexico this summer, state and federal biologists rescued scores of Rio Grande cutthroat trout from a small stream

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Whatever happened to bluebills?

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota duck hunters once had a love affair with scaup, often called bluebills, a duck that nests up by the Arctic Circle and made its way through the North Star state late each autumn, buzzing decoys on big lakes across the Northland.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Dennis Anderson: Grouse hunting on foot too valuable to be lost to ATV proliferation

That for some people a ruffed grouse is just another bird of the forest, or perhaps dinner on a plate, while for others it is an object of mystery and adoration, is never more evident than during the hunting season for these fan-tailed fowl, which opened Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Scientists say fly vomit may pose greater risk to humans than insect bites

Female flies pose a greater risk than male flies

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Rescue effort under way after some 230 whales beached in Tasmania

Latest mass stranding of whale pod comes just day after 14 sperm whales were found beached off Tasmania’s King Island.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2022

Monarch butterflies tagged with stickers in Chicago garden as they migrate south

CHICAGO -- Near the driving range in Chicago's Lakeview area, a faint but sweet smell floats in the air. One can follow it to a collection of beds where flowers sprout, surrounding a community garden in which vegetables and herbs grow.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 21, 2022

More than 200 whales stranded on Tasmania’s west coast days after beaching nearby

The pod, which is stranded on Ocean Beach, appears to be pilot whales

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2022

Albania’s pelican colony was bouncing back. Now it faces the threat of a new airport

Dalmatian pelicans at Narta lagoon were saved from extinction but now the government is building an airport in Vlora’s protected landscape

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022