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A high-flying visitor – the wondrous far eastern curlew – faces fresh threat in NT wetlands haven

Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystems

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025

Bid to build Europe’s first research station on Atlantic temperate rainforest in Cornwall

Charity crowdfunding initial sum to build £750,000 facility on Bodmin Moor to study overlooked but biodiverse natural habitat

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

Gopher tortoises find new home on Florida coast after astonishing journey to flee hurricane

‘Everybody in the ecosystem benefits from gopher tortoises being there,’ says ranger at park where the animals settled

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2025

Is eating Tasmanian farmed salmon worth snuffing out 40m years of evolution?

Without the strongest conservation efforts, it can’t be long before the Maugean skate – and other marine living fossils in Australia – are wiped out

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2025

From blackening skies to barely casting a shadow – the Carnaby’s cockatoo faces a bleak future

Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystems

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2025

Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?

Some of the country’s most loved native species, including the koala and the hairy-nosed wombat, are on the brink. Is this their last chance at survival?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2025

Eat the problem: sea urchin pest-to-plate funding urged

Harvesting sea urchins from ocean beds they are grazing to oblivion has been hailed as a success yet more needs to be done to keep populations in check.

AAP · Apr 5, 2025

Millions of honeybees are dying — and no one is sure why

Scientists likely won’t have answers anytime soon – in part thanks to the Trump administration’s heavy cuts to USDA funding and staff

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

Trees outside woodlands in England mapped for first time

Top tree scientists at the UK’s Forest Research agency built a comprehensive picture of single trees in urban and rural areas across England in a map.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Here’s how to create a more nature-literate society

Spring is the time of year when my friends remember what a strange job I have, because a stripy insect has just appeared in their kitchen and they are panicking. “It’s huge!” one squeals. “Help! What do I do? I swear it’s that murder hornet I saw on social media.”

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2025