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‘Climate indicator’ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK seas in 2024

The Wildlife Trusts’s marine review of the year reveals conservation comebacks and calls for greater protection of the waters around the UK.

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America has won its war against the murder hornets

It has been described as a ‘rare win’ for humans against insects

The Independent UK

Could NZ’s two kākā subspecies actually be remnants of a more diverse species? Here’s why we need to know

As many Wellingtonians will know, kākā can be trouble. New Zealand’s pesky forest parrots have expanded throughout New Zealand’s capital city since they were reintroduced 22 years ago and they are not averse to “modifying” people’s homes to build nests in roof spaces.

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Wolves with a taste for nectar? How we discovered the first large carnivore that pollinates flowers

Every year in the highlands of Ethiopia, when the rain returns after a parched dry season, a dazzling sight unfolds. Vast fields of a plant known as the Ethiopian red hot poker revive from their crinkled, withered state, and bloom into fiery torch-like flowers. From June to November, these bright…

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Nature reserve urges visitors to avoid seal colony this Christmas

FOLLOWING the birth of five grey seal pups, visitors to Aberdeenshire Nature Reserve are urged to follow the guidelines and not approach the seals…

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‘It’s a dietary niche’: researchers amazed to find squirrels hunt and eat voles

Scientists suspect behaviour is ‘opportunistic’ as California ground squirrels are mostly, but not always, herbivorous

The Guardian - UK

Spoonbills, spiders and a rare bird helped by wasps among ‘nature wins’ in 2024

The RSPB is highlighting some of the year’s conservation successes as it warns of the challenges nature faces in 2025.

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Dangerous flesh-eating bacteria detected in new state

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Bottlenose dolphins smile at each other when they play – new study reveals how and why

Dolphins have an irresistible charm for people. They are extremely playful at all ages and often play alone, surfing the waves, leaping into the air, performing flips and striking the water with their tail flukes.

The Conversation

‘Increasingly worried’: more than a quarter of a million waterbirds disappear from eastern Australia

One of the world’s longest continuous bird counts has dashed the ‘wistful optimism’ of scientists hoping for a La Niña-driven recovery

The Guardian - AU

Scientists Artificially Inseminate Leopard Sharks To Boost Diversity

A black-and-cream leopard shark enters a hypnotic-like state of relaxation as scientists at Sydney Aquarium carefully roll her onto her back in a small pool.

International Business Times

Dead Birds Flying High review – intriguing naturalist portrait swerves the Nazi question

Sönje Storm’s thoughtful film about her great-grandfather Jürgen Mahrt focuses on his photographs of nature and ignores the horror unfolding around him

The Guardian - UK

‘It absolutely took off’: five UK biodiversity success stories

From new butterfly habitats in the Cotswolds to arctic willow planting in the Scottish Highlands, there are increasing numbers of places where humans are giving nature a helping hand to re-establish itself

The Guardian - UK

Dolphins stranded after Hurricane Milton are dragged to safety from Florida lagoon in dramatic rescue

The dolphins were pulled over 300 yards of mud and muck before they were released to safety

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How tiny hoverflies migrate thousands of miles

Name an animal that migrates. You might think of the long migrations of humpback whales crossing the Pacific Ocean or flocks of geese flying noisily overhead. But, did you know that huge numbers of insects make ultra-long migrations of thousands of miles almost completely unseen?

The Guardian - UK

The Burmese python problem: how 20ft predators are wreaking havoc on the Everglades

There are between 100,000 and 300,000 of these snakes in the region – and they can swallow a small deer whole. What can Florida do about this threat to biodiversity?

The Independent UK

New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuries

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government announces £5 million funding to restore rare habitat

A total of £5 million has been announced by the Scottish Government to restore Scotland’s rare rainforests and tackle the biodiversity crisis...

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Huge and rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released in Cambodia recently in just a few days, offering new hope for the survival for the species

The Guardian - AU

Troop of Japanese monkeys in Tasmanian park to be sterilised and die out amid inbreeding fears

Monkeys, which were given to Launceston by Japanese sister city Ikeda in 1981, will die out in about 25 years as a result of a council decision

The Guardian - AU

Naughty or nice: the sustainable seafood recommended for the Australian summer

GoodFish’s sustainable seafood guide suggests oysters and farmed prawns are the best picks

The Conversation

Hippos have been neglected by scientists – that’s why we’re building Africa’s first hippo database

Compared with Africa’s other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they’re hard to study and dangerous to encounter.

The National (Scotland)

RSPB Scotland calls for action to save seabirds as new conservation plan launches

RSPB Scotland is urging people to support Scottish seabirds and help prevent any further decline in the species...

The Guardian - AU

Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa

Research done with the help of citizen science shows male humpback completed almost twice the typical migration distance

The Independent UK

Whale stuns scientists with record journey spanning three oceans to mate

Such long journeys may be an evolving adaptation in response to climatic and environmental changes, researchers say

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