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We tracked the Tasmanian boobook as it flew a remarkable 250 kilometres non-stop across Bass Strait

Every year, tens of thousands of land birds make a long flight across Bass Strait – the stretch of water separating Tasmania from continental Australia.

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National Trust plans 250,000 hectares of nature-rich landscapes over 10 years

In its new 10-year strategy, the charity also sets out plans ranging from more access to green space to more local dishes in its cafes.

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Many species reach their heat limits at similar temperatures, leaving ecosystems at risk of sudden climate-driven collapse – new study

Last year, much of the world’s largest coral reef system was transformed into a white boneyard, featuring ghostly silhouettes of horns, brains and lettuces. The threat of sudden biodiversity loss from climate change had been realised through what’s known as a mass bleaching event.

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First Minister John Swinney strongly condemns 'illegal release' of lynx

FIRST Minister John Swinney has condemned the illegal release of two lynx in the Highlands ...

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A quarter of freshwater animals threatened with extinction, finds major new study

For far too long, the decline in the biodiversity of our rivers and lakes has been out of sight and out of mind. As a freshwater ecologist I have long felt frustrated as conservation and research is dominated by land and sea species, even though our rivers, lakes, ponds and…

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New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction

New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction

The Independent UK

Bizarre Australian mole even more unusual than first thought, new research reveals

Experts say marsupial mole DNA shows they are closely linked to bandicoots and bilbies and their ancestors probably evolved in rainforests

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Look at the underside of a log, and you’ll find my new obsession: the beautiful, bonkers world of slime moulds

These tiny organisms matter. They have been used to map dark matter and improve transport networks, and they’re living all around us, says author Lucy Jones

The Guardian - UK

Fewer than one in 14 male humpback whales in New Caledonia are fathers

Reproduction is ‘very rare’ for a humpback male, study of South Pacific whales finds

The Guardian - UK

Fishermen catch and release tiger shark; actions prompt public scorn

An Australian politician might have taken more heat just for praising the catch and posting about it on Facebook.

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Groundbreaking sharks and skates study begins in Scottish waters

A GROUNDBREAKING new project to study sharks and skates will be conducted in Scottish waters after funding was secured...

The National (Scotland)

Male mosquitoes to be genetically engineered to poison females with semen in Australian research

Approach could be used to limit outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever, which results in 390m cases annually worldwide

The Guardian - AU

Why do falcons have stripes under their eyes? The answer is more complex than we thought

Falcons are found worldwide, from the fast and slick hobbies to the large and powerful gyrfalcon of the Arctic tundra. In Africa, falcons are found across many habitats. Several species are unique to the continent, including the endangered Taita falcon, which nests on high cliffs, and the greater kestrel, which…

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South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it

South Africa’s succulents – small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas – are sought after by an increasingly international collector market.

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Cane toads on the barbie? How eating invasive species might help manage them

Eating rabbit, camel, carp, feral cat, deer and cane toad might sound extreme to some, but it’s gaining attention as a solution to tackle the growing impact of invasive species.

The Conversation

Fully recovering Australia’s threatened species would cost 25% of GDP. We can’t do it all at once – so let’s start here

Australia has already lost at least 100 species since European colonisation. Across land and freshwater habitats, 1,657 species are currently threatened with the same fate. Their populations have fallen 2-3% every year over the last quarter century.

The Conversation

Plants that evolved in Florida over millennia now face extinction and lack protection

Modern scrub mints, delicate flowering plants that grow mostly in Florida, likely result from ancient hybridization, according to a recent study I published with colleagues.

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Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive

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Algerians Campaign To Save Treasured Songbird From Hunters

With its vivid plumage and sweet trill, the goldfinch has long been revered in Algeria, but the national obsession has also driven illegal hunting, prompting calls to protect the songbird.

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Chefs and home cooks send trout sales leaping amid farmed salmon fears

UK diners are increasingly turning to the versatile, nutritious fish

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Somewhere around this glorious loch, beavers are at work

Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms: Reintroduced here after local extinction for 400 years, 10 pairs are settling in well – at least two even have kits

The Guardian - AU

As police search for the body of shark victim Lance Appleby, just how fearful should Australians be?

Experts say long term trend towards more shark attacks is partly because of population growth, and that the risk remains low

International Business Times

Breeding Success: London Zoo Counts Its Animals One-by-one

With bunches of lettuce and bucketloads of nuts, London Zoo kicked off its annual animal count Friday, coaxing everything from goats to gorillas out of their enclosures for the celebrated stocktake.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The secret science behind a simple count: why we do the London Zoo stocktake

Five Asiatic lions, seven western lowland gorillas, three reticulated giraffes, 53 Darwin’s frogs, 65 Humboldt penguins…it’s been a busy day at London Zoo as our zookeepers have begun the mammoth task of counting every animal for our annual stocktake, a headcount of every animal in our care.

Evening Standard

London Zoo begins annual stock take with over 10,000 animals to count

Armed with calculators and clipboards, zookeepers entered every enclosure this week to fulfil a licensing requirement by tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile and invertebrate

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