Dippy the injured axolotl rescued from Welsh river Family found creature under a bridge and are documenting its recovery in a fish tank on TikTok The Guardian - UK · Apr 23
'Elvis of birds': clue found in hunt for elusive parrot Researchers are racing against time to find and protect a critically endangered parrot after a decade-long search led to audio of the rare bird's call. AAP · Apr 23
“A moving tribute to the emperor penguin and the fragile ecosystems it depends on”: Martin marks Earth Day with a custom graphic 00L Biosphere IV acoustic in the name of penguin preservation This stunning slope-shouldered 00-14 features artwork from Robert Goetzl, an FSC-certified build, and recognises a universal truth that the world is infinitely better with penguins in it MusicRadar · Apr 22
Window to tackle Europe’s global heating deaths closing, experts warn Heat killed 62,000 people across Europe in 2024, and deaths related to extreme temperatures rose in nearly every part of the continent over the past decade, a new report has found. Radio France Internationale · Apr 22
Giant invasive toads in Japan are rapidly getting bigger and scientists don’t know why Researchers say findings challenge idea that evolutionary change happens at a glacially slow pace The Independent UK · Apr 22
Massive swarm of new box jellyfish species spotted off western Australia coast Nearly 100 of these soft, white, and translucent creatures emerged from the waters 1,530km north of Perth The Independent UK · Apr 22
Onlookers urged to give walrus spotted in harbour space to rest The animal is thought to be the same one spotted recently seen in Orkney, and it is believed to have now swum to mainland Scotland. Evening Standard · Apr 22
Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’ Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe The Guardian - UK · Apr 22
Cow-killing screwworm is ‘dangerously close’ to the Texas border as officials told to act now The New World Screwworm lays its eggs in the bodies of warm-blooded animals and its larvae eats their living flesh, increasing the risk of infection and death The Independent UK · Apr 21
England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’ Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023 The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
Over 1,000 toads feared dead after Welsh reservoir drained: What causes mass amphibian deaths? In a devastating turn of events, over a thousand toads have been lost following the draining of a vital breeding pond in North Wales during their critical mating season. Environmental advocates are expressing outrage as this habitat destruction poses a grave threat not only to amphibians but also disrupts the… The Times of India · Apr 20
WaterNSW criticised for ‘appalling’ decision after hundreds of turtles left to die in wetlands River ecologist says ‘classic bureaucratic tangle’ led to government agency stopping flows to Gwydir wetlands region in March The Guardian - AU · Apr 20
What’s happening to Timmy the whale? The lost humpback that’s likely to die in the Baltic Sea A humpback whale’s likely final days in the Baltic Sea have been livestreamed across the globe The Independent UK · Apr 20
Fears more than 1,000 toads may have died after Welsh water firm drains reservoir Conservationists in Denbighshire ‘angry and heartbroken’ after Nant-y-Ffrith site emptied during breeding season The Guardian - UK · Apr 20
AAP · Apr 20 Fatal fungi: health alert as mushroom season begins Death caps and yellow-staining mushrooms are among the toxic fungi health authorities are warning residents to avoid as growing season gets under way.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19 ‘How much have we missed?’: book tunes in to overlooked world of female birdsong Authors set out to correct under-representation of female sounds – and found some surprising revelations
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18 Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants Even as we empathise with these intelligent animals, our relentless push for resources kills them in their thousands, just as whalers once hunted them to the brink of extinction
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18 Country diary: Return of the Manx shearwaters – this island is their home Langness, Isle of Man: With their epic migrations, they are special birds, but especially so here, the place that coined the name
The Guardian - AU · Apr 17 ‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16 Millionaires fund last-ditch attempt to save humpback whale stranded in Germany Critics say efforts to save the animal, nicknamed Tommy, unlikely to succeed and could lead to further harm
The Independent UK · Apr 16 More than 5 million bees found living under a New York cemetery - one of the largest recorded colonies ever The discovery began by chance in 2022 when a Cornell University technician noticed large numbers of bees in the cemetery and brought samples to the lab
The Independent UK · Apr 16 Rescuers devise new elaborate plan to save Timmy the stranded whale Germans are preparing a rescue operation for a sick humpback whale stranded off the Baltic Sea coast
Tom’s Guide · Apr 16 Experts warn not to plant this invasive tree in your yard, but I’ve discovered a better way I swore I’d never grow eucalyptus trees again — but I’ve found another way to enjoy its foliage.
Woman & Home · Apr 16 Experts share new advice on what to stop feeding birds to prevent the spread of a highly contagious disease With disease on the rise, it's important to protect garden birds by following this new expert-backed guidance from the end of this month
The Guardian - US · Apr 15 Gray whales, once rare in San Francisco Bay, dying there at alarming rates Researchers find increase in whale deaths in the Bay, largely because of collisions with vessels on busy shipping route