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Forest Department monitoring wild elephant near Coimbatore

It uses a drone to track the tusker in a reserve forest area of the Melmudi foothills

The Hindu · Sep 4, 2022

Tanya Plibersek urged to save Gouldian finches from NT defence development

Conservation group calls on environment minister to reconsider project near Darwin after 100 birds were spotted in bushland marked for clearing

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022

Spare a thought for us arachnophobes this autumn

Brief letters: Spider horrors | Wadded against winter | Northumberland blackberries | Marvin Gaye songs for lovers | Writing letters

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022

Koala population on St Bee's island draws scientists to study fluctuations in numbers

On a tropical island in North Queensland, an iconic marsupial lives its best life away from predators. So why does the population still fluctuate significantly? Scientists are trying to find out.

ABC News · Sep 3, 2022

Marathon search to find wombat joey a show of volunteers' dedication to survival of species

Dedicated carers have endured swampy, mosquito-filled conditions to locate an orphaned wombat joey. And it would give all of them enormous pleasure to let him go.

ABC News · Sep 3, 2022

All creatures, mostly small

The more the merrier. Live and let live

The Hindu · Sep 3, 2022

Queensland proposal to remove more large crocodiles could raise risk of attacks, experts warn

Almost 8,000 people have so far signed a petition against the proposal which has been described as a ‘silent cull’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2022

Slime keeps appearing in nature and scientists are just starting to figure out why

Slime is made up of proteins called mucins, which are vessels for sugar molecules. These sugars are the key taskmasters in making things slimy.

Inverse · Sep 3, 2022

Marcus Rashford plans to create meadows and grasslands at home to protect wildlife

Marcus Rashford plans to create meadows and grasslands for wildlife to thrive in, protecting mammals like voles and hedgehogs as well as nesting birds such as robins, chaffinches, wrens and blackbirds

Daily Mirror · Sep 3, 2022

Environmentalists seek wider action for killing of cormorant nestlings in Malappuram

Sterner action by booking government officials needed, they say

The Hindu · Sep 3, 2022