World’s fungi at risk from agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl – experts The latest update to IUCN red list has 1,300 species of fungi assessed with at least 411 at risk of extinction. The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
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Hundreds Of Fungi Species Threatened With Extinction: IUCN Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned on Thursday. International Business Times · Mar 27, 2025
Country diary: Meeting a frog at close quarters The Marches, Shropshire: It has been a strange road to spring this year, and full of omens The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025
Malaria breakthrough as scientists find drug makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes Researchers say the drug is able to kill older mosquitoes that are most likely to transmit malaria The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
Controversial bill to protect Tasmanian salmon industry passes despite environmental concerns Critics say industry threatens the endangered Maugean skate and laws were rushed through with ’no proper process’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025
Sharks are not the silent killers we thought, listen to the sounds they make New Zealand’s rig sharks found making sharp clicks of high peak frequencies The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Protecting salmon farming at the expense of the environment – another step backwards for Australia’s nature laws A bill introduced to parliament this week, if passed, would limit the government’s power to reconsider certain environment approvals when an activity is harming the environment. The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025
Poisoned ‘almost demonic’ sea lions could terrorize beachgoers this summer Scientists say a mass poisoning event of the animals took place after an algal bloom in Pacific waters The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Meet the twerking pollinator with a bum-bag: the dark-edged bee-fly Bombylius major, the thieving, deceiving, fluffy flying narwhal-like insect, that is a harbinger of spring The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause US Department of Agriculture calls in university to help study decline as Trump administration staff cuts sting The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025
‘Lovely gentle dinosaurs’: Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing may be held in saltwater crocodile habitat The Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing may be held on river inhabited by ‘lovely, gentle dinosaurs’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025
Dozens of bird eggs and chicks rescued from wind-damaged eucalyptus tree in California Dozens of bird eggs and chicks have been rescued from a single wind-damaged eucalyptus tree that was dangerously close to collapse in a California park The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025 Bill to protect Tasmanian salmon farming passes House despite fears of ‘alarming’ environmental protections rollback Environment minister defends ‘balanced and sensible’ changes amid questions of how ‘rushed legislation’ would work
AAP · Mar 25, 2025 Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say The federal government has been accused of selling out the environment and undermining democratic rights after pushing controversial laws through parliament.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025 UK charities urge ministers to stop scapegoating nature for planning failures Exclusive: RSPB and National Trust among groups saying rhetoric from Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer at odds with public sentiment
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 Scientists discover ‘thriving ecosystem’ of deep sea creatures after iceberg breaks off in Antarctica Ecosystem could be several centuries old, researchers suspect
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 Wildlife campaigners rage at surge in catapult attacks on waterfowl at London beauty spots Incidents have been reported in the Greenwich, Thamesmead, and Bexley areas, including Danson Park and Greenwich Ecology Park
The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025 Mystery solved: our tests reveal the tiny algae killing fish and harming surfers on SA beaches Confronting images of dead seadragons, fish and octopuses washed up on South Australian beaches – and disturbing reports of “more than 100” surfers and beachgoers suffering flu-like symptoms after swimming or merely breathing in sea spray – attracted international concern last week.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2025 ‘Apoplectic’ environment groups halt Coalition attack ads to take aim at Albanese over species’ ‘death warrant’ Exclusive: Australia’s top green organisations suspend anti-nuclear power ads to fund campaign against Labor’s move to protect salmon industry
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025 ‘They have no one to follow’: how migrating birds use quantum mechanics to navigate Evidence is mounting to explain how birds use the Earth’s magnetic field to help fly thousands of miles with unerring accuracy – a discovery that may help advance quantum technology
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025 Researchers may finally be able to forecast dangerous red algae blooms Red tides can lead to millions of dollars in losses, kill animals and be harmful to human health
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025 Rare Wright’s gardenia reappears in record numbers in Seychelles Conservationists find critically endangered species thriving on Indian Ocean island of Aride
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025 Most of the world’s sea turtle populations are rebounding – even amid climate change threats Sea turtles still face warming ocean temperatures and habitat loss