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Frog or synthetic? Experts question origins of toxin 'linked' to Alexei Navalny's death in Russia

Experts believe the deadly toxin that allegedly killed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny in February 2024 was likely created in a lab rather than extracted from wild South American poison dart frogs, as claimed by multiple European nations. Five European countrieslast week said tests confirmed that Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine,…

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Record jail sentence for attempted reptile smuggler

An Australian man has been hit with a record jail sentence after attempting to smuggle hundreds of live reptiles across the world.

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Gentoo penguins the first birds on Australian territory to contract H5N1 as bird flu spreads

Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species

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Scientists to track 10,000 moths across Australia, using little more than eyelash glue and confetti-like tags

First-of-its-kind project will see bogong moths tagged in the Australian Alps and monitored as they reach breeding grounds

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Country diary: An anxious buzzard has me mirroring its movements

Frome, Somerset: As the large raptor squirms and uses its wings to try to balance on a precarious perch, I find my own arms lifting in solidarity

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Viral diving video turns dangerous: Oman issues urgent warning after man swims with killer whale

Oman's Environment Authority has issued a stern warning against diving near orcas following a viral video of a man swimming close to the powerful marine predators. The advisory emphasises the unpredictable nature and immense strength of these wild animals, stressing that such close encounters pose serious risks to both human…

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What is dart frog toxin, the poison linked to Alexei Navalny’s death?

The toxin is reportedly 100 times more powerful than morphine

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‘What do we want gardens to sound like?’ It began with a frog pond – then suburban rewilding became an obsession

Wild gardening is about shedding obsessions with tidiness, embracing a looser aesthetic and providing a home for ‘the most important creatures on the planet’

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US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule

The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales

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Built to live for centuries, Greenland sharks are charting uncertain waters

Greenland sharks can live for hundreds of years, drifting through some of the coldest and darkest waters on Earth. Once dismissed as slow, clumsy and nearly blind, these deep-sea giants are now giving up new secrets – at a time when climate change and commercial fishing are encroaching further on…

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World’s largest snake den in Canada: Over 100,000 red-sided garter snakes come alive every spring

In the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Narcisse Snake Dens is the provincial wildlife management area, which is located in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong. These dens are the winter home of approximately 100,000 red-sided garter snakes. These sinkholes are believed to contain the largest gathering of this species anywhere…

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‘We are hopeful’: small signs of recovery for Scotland’s rare capercaillie bird

Number of males at RSPB Abernethy rises to 30, after ‘huge amount of work’ by conservationists in Highlands forests

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Country diary: Here be monsters – less than a millimetre long

Stanhope, Weardale: One of the best gifts I’ve ever received is a microscope. Sixty years on, it’s still a wonder to watch a mini rainforest in action

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Qld coalmine expansion approved by Albanese government will clear habitat and fuel climate crisis, scientists say

Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint

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A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees

California photographer and conservationist Krystle Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused by the more recognizable and agriculturally valued honey bee

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RSPB hails boost for bird species but says ‘still a lot of work to be done’

The capercaillie was once more widely spread across the UK but is now confined to native pinewood forests of Scotland.

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China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban

Doubling of fish biomass and rebounding of endangered species shows government measures starting to work, biologists say

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Snakes on a train: How king cobras are spreading across India thanks to world’s busiest railway network

Availability of prey in the form of rodents in goods trains could be driving their transport, researchers say

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Climate squeezing Australia's southern right whales

Longer stints between southern right whale babies are sounding alarm bells for all species reliant on krill and a healthy Antarctic ecosystem.

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Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’

Lead author of Australian study says breeding slowdown is linked to climate-driven changes in ‘magnificent’ whale’s foraging grounds

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Weed declaration urged to control invasive grass

An invasive species watchdog is urging stronger action to control fast-growing and destructive buffel grass across the outback before it is too late.

Evening Standard

William’s Saudi tour draws to close with nature reserve visit

The visit has been dogged by the Jefferey Epstein sex scandal which led to the downfall of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

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India's migratory beekeepers and their hives follow the flowers to make the honey flow

Migratory beekeepers in India’s Assam state travel from mustard farm to mustard farm timing their visits for when the flowers bloom

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‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers

Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago

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Ecology experts warn against homeowners using flat-top bird tables this winter

Keep your friendly feathered visitors happy this season with this expert advice for feeding

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