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Bird put to sleep to end suffering after leg partially amputated by illegal trap in Lanarkshire

The Scottish SPCA are appealing for information after the Jackdaw was found caught in an illegal springer trap by a member of the public. They believe the trap was set up deliberately.

Glasgow Live · Aug 17, 2022

Conservationists thrilled to see new eggs from endangered osprey at Port Lincoln

Birders hope ospreys are taking to a series of artificial nests on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula as laying season starts.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests 1st in 75 years in Louisiana

The world's smallest and most endangered sea turtle has hatched in Louisiana's wilds for the first known time in 75 years

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Breaching whale’s ‘shock wave’ generates chaos for kayakers

On Sunday, KINY shared an image showing kayakers in Hoonah experiencing a “close encounter of the whale kind!”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 17, 2022

Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West

The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West’s most spectacular predators, the golden eagle

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

How politics has subverted conservation efforts to protect Kenya’s Mau Forest

The Mau Forest Complex is the largest montane tropical forest in East Africa. This is an ecosystem with rich biodiversity and characterised by high rainfall.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2022

Warning issued as bird flu is confirmed in dead kittiwakes at popular South Tyneside beach

Avian influenza, known as bird flu, can also affect humans and mammals as well as birds

Chronicle Live · Aug 17, 2022

Beachgoers warned as huge jellyfish 'with nasty sting' washes up on British beach

Lion's Mane jellyfish may not be poisonous but they have a very nasty sting with dog warners urged to ensure their pets steer clear if one washes like they have been on Seaton Carew, Teesside

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Strelley lion keeper Reece Oliver opening enclosure to the public with opportunities to feed cubs

'You will get a guided tour and can feed them through the cages with some tongs'

Nottingham Post · Aug 17, 2022

Reports of African cheetahs being stuck in transit 'completely unfounded', says Environment Ministry

The re-introduction of wild species, particularly the cheetah, is being undertaken as per the guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

The Hindu · Aug 17, 2022