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Country diary: Collared doves are such a success story – especially in our garden

Crook, County Durham: They’re determined breeders, but I can’t help but feel anxious watching them nest precariously in the leylandii cypress

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National Trust creates living gene bank of endangered native black poplar

Cuttings of tree captured by John Constable being planted on restored Devon floodplain

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Not just bees and butterflies: beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature’s unsung pollinators

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimise reproduction, making pollination one of nature’s most important processes.

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Drones used to sow tree seeds in scheme to restore lost South West rainforests

The scheme is part of efforts to triple Atlantic temperate rainforest in Devon and Cornwall by mid century.

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Britain’s rarest native tree takes root at Killerton

The National Trust is creating a ‘living library’ gene bank of trees in east Devon to help protect the black poplar.

The Independent UK

Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they're declining in the US, new report shows

A new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years

The Independent UK

Tiny bird found using fake ‘hawk’ calls to scare away threats

Alarm calls create illusion of hawk's presence and scare away predator, researchers say

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Scientists discover narwhals putting their long tusks to surprising new use

Researchers spot complex interactions involving narwhals, fish, and birds

The Independent UK

Dead and dying Port Pirie birds and bats exposed to lead at 3,000 times acceptable levels

South Australia’s EPA did not open a formal investigation into the source of the lead poisoning, despite referral from the Department of Primary Industries

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Critically endangered penguin chicks born at Michigan zoo - and there is a contest to name them

The African penguin population has plummeted astronomically thanks to overfishing, climate change and other threats

The Independent UK

How North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain’s most important coastlines

An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles (21km) off the east coast of England. This set off a series of large explosions and a huge plume of black smoke, while a still unknown quantity of jet fuel has spilled…

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Northern Territory’s growing saltwater crocodile population gorging on nine times more prey than 50 years ago

Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterways

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature

In wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behaviour – tilling the soil to create habitats for their prey to flourish.

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What’s that sound? Cicada season has arrived and here are the parts of the US that will be annoyed

This spring marks the first time the red-eyed cicadas of Brood XIV have emerged in 17 years

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Toad patrol volunteers are ensuring frisky amphibians can cross the road to reach their mating grounds

During February and March, volunteers head out after dark with buckets and florescent jackets to stand on roads across the UK. These are the toad patrols, and they help an amphibian with love on its mind.

The Independent UK

Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find

Octopus uses symbiotic bacteria to sequester the venom

The Independent UK

Strange new scorpion species that sprays venom discovered

Scorpion found to use two different modes of venom projection – spraying and flicking

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Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, study shows

Tetrodotoxin immobilises the female – who is about two to five times bigger than the male – so mating can occur, researchers observed

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Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades

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Parasites are ecological dark matter – and they need protecting

The two species of African rhinoceros are conservation icons. Large, charismatic, and vitally important for their ecosystems, to lose either species would be a devastating blow.

The Guardian - AU

A beaver: to get attention they will slap the water with their tails

They prefer to carry branches in their teeth, like dogs. And when they swim, they hold their front paws to their chests, like a severe governess in a Victorian novel

The Guardian - UK

Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence, says professor of invasion biology Tim Blackburn

The Guardian - UK

A cacti-smuggling case with a prickly end: the novel way courts are making poachers pay

Two Italian cacti smugglers have been fined for illegally trading plants from Chile – and for the cost of restoring the environment. Conservationists hope more cases will follow

The Independent UK

Where are all the baby blue whales? Scientists may have finally cracked the mystery

Blue whale calves are rarely seen with their mothers

The Independent UK

Rare Mediterranean monk seals making a comeback thanks to conservation efforts

Mediterranean monk seals, which previously faced extinction, are making a comeback

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