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Rare bird of prey chicks thriving at nature reserve following community buyout in south Scotland

A TOTAL of 13 hen harrier chicks have fledged this summer in the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 22, 2022

Spiders set to invade homes as mating season kicks off - how to repel them

Spider season is nigh - here's how to reduce the influx of creepy crawlies inside.

Daily Record · Aug 22, 2022

The Soviet Union decimated whales — but its scientists were a crucial ally

The history of whaling shows how humans have wreaked careless havoc on the ocean, but also how they can change course

Inverse · Aug 22, 2022

Locals Stunned By Rare Shark Sighting In Shallow Water

"Silently, slowly and elegantly this blue shark just sort of swam by."

Zenger · Aug 22, 2022

Country diary: Up close, cottongrass delivers on its promise

Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland: Its gossamer plumes seem otherworldly in this area of blanket bog, so damaged by drainage and conifer plantation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022

Fraser Coast killer whales could be survivors of 2013 pod stranding

Researchers are analysing footage of a "rare sighting" of killer whales off Queensland's coast to see if any are related to a pod which was stranded a decade ago.

ABC News · Aug 22, 2022

Tasmanian salmon industry used more than 2,400 anti-seal explosives in three months

‘Seal crackers’ and bean bag rounds are designed to scare off protected wildlife but critics say the occasionally deadly measures amount to animal cruelty

The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2022

Seagulls' survival instinct drives food theft - but here's how to stop them stealing your chips

Seagulls are bold when it comes to taking food from humans - so what can we do when we're under attack?

Wales Online · Aug 22, 2022

Warning of sea lice bites at British lakes as swimmers report ‘nips’ and ‘stings’

Sea lice or jellyfish larvae thought to be responsible

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

Chicago outdoors: Fox River green heron, decoy windfall, steel dove shot question, fall king promise

A question on steel shot for dove season is answered, a photograph of a Fox River green heron, a decoy sale windfall, and the promise of returning fall Chinook are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 21, 2022