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Plans for discovery centre on WA island dropped to protect little penguins

Government to build centre on mainland instead following community campaign against the development

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022

Dealing with drought: how fog collectors are providing trees with water in Spain

Scientists in the Canary Islands and Portugal are collecting water from fog to enable reforestation of degraded landscapes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition: The winning images

A humpback whale carcass being circled on the ocean floor is the winning image for the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. Take a look at the winning images across 10 categories.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Now the 'sex and violence' springs to life

The smell of spring is in the air to those who know it.

The Canberra Times · Aug 26, 2022

Baby manta rays: new light shed on their life in Indonesian aquatic playground

The early lives of manta rays remain a mystery. This is possibly because most researchers tend to pay more attention to large adult rays than their pups.

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022

The Sinister Story Of How Hundreds Of Ibis Colonised ‘Bin Chicken Island’ In Suburban Melbourne

Coburg locals laugh about Bin Chicken Island but very few know how the birds got there or why they stayed. Turns out, it's a sinister story.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 25, 2022

Race to free entangled whale off Noosa Beach sees environmental groups call for shark net removal

There is a renewed push for the removal of nets from Queensland's shark management program as a 10th whale has become entangled off the state's beaches.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

More than 100 hen harriers fledge in England for first time in a century

Conservationists welcome successful breeding season but say birds remain at risk of being illegally killed

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Queensland snake catcher inundated by calls from 'nervous' interstate migrants

One in three Queensland homes have a python living in the roof cavity, according to a reptile catcher, and warmer daytime temperatures mean they're starting to move around.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

The survival of the endangered monarch butterfly depends on conservation beyond borders

The iconic North American monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus plexippus was recently listed in the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, signalling that its ongoing decline could lead to extinction. The compounding effects of habitat degradation, insufficient food and water and climate change have led to these dwindling numbers.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2022