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Country diary: A heady mix of sex and drugs for this wasp

Deerness Valley Way, County Durham: We watched the whole performance – a bewildered, stumbling wasp, unable to resist another floral visit

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022

Tree loss due to fire is worst in far northern latitudes, data shows

Forests in Russia are most affected, as scientists warn of escape of huge quantities of buried carbon dioxide

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022

Poland pulls 100 tonnes of dead fish from Oder river after mystery mass die-off

More than 500 firefighters deployed to haul in dead fish, using dams, boats, quad bikes and even a drone

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2022

Loch Ness Monster could soon be discovered as climate change 'impacting depth of water'

As extreme weather events become more common - such as the last heatwave - there will be a "much more unstable" climate for the monster, if it exists

Daily Mirror · Aug 16, 2022

Protection sought for rare butterflies at Nevada site

Conservationists suing to block a geothermal power plant in Nevada where an endangered toad lives are seeking U.S. protection for a rare Nevada butterfly near another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

'Soul destroying' sight of dried out pond and rotting fish 'could have been prevented'

Graeme Boyce is devastated after his local pond in an Area of Natural Beauty has been left nearly empty of water, with dead fish rotting in the heat

Bristol Post · Aug 16, 2022

Bear strikes tourist in Alaska in ‘extremely rare’ city encounter

A tourist in Anchorage sustained minor injuries Sunday night when a black bear swatted at her several times and made contact twice.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 16, 2022

Incredible video shows moment man wrestles shark on a beach with his bare hands

The fisherman was seen holding the shark by its tail and dragging him onto the sand at Smith Point Beach in Long Island, USA, after the accidental catch, a witness said

Daily Mirror · Aug 16, 2022

Country diary: A stony desert in the heart of the Peaks – and it’s thriving

Longstone Edge, Derbyshire: A lot of work has gone into making this a place of infertile land yet abundant wildlife. And pride of place goes to the rare spined mason bee

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Norway group wants to erect statue of euthanized walrus

A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that was euthanized after authorities concluded the massive marine mammal posed a risk to humans

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022