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The dilemma facing Australia’s koala conservationists – too many koalas

Koala populations in some areas could grow ‘beyond what the ecosystem can sustain’, scientists say

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Scientists confirm ‘sharktober’ is real as decades of data reveal month when attacks spike

The pattern appears to be driven by tiger shark biology, not by more people being in the water, marine biologists say

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Whales are now ‘sharing’ food amid shortages due to climate change

Fin, humpback, and minke whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence are eating more fish and less krill than they did in the past

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks

Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22

Swimmers face deadlier threat than rising shark attacks

A bigger menace lurks in Australian waters than a recent string of shark attacks, swimmers are being warned ahead of the long weekend.

AAP · Jan 21

Country diary: I see 38 bird species in a day – but does it matter?

Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire: I’m counting, but not counting. The highlight, though, has to be those those gentleman thugs, the greater black-backed gulls

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

Country diary: Is the willow Britain’s finest tree? In one sense, it is

Buxton, Derbyshire: Others are taller, wider, older, but our varied stock of willows have a generosity that sets them apart

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20

Researchers say Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up. That’s a problem

It poses a significant threat to two species facing extinction by the end of the century, a new study reveals

The Independent UK · Jan 20

Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change

Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20

‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behave

Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19