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How giant earthworms have transformed the Isle of Rum’s landscape

Renowned for a thriving and intricately studied population of around 900 red deer, the Isle of Rum, part of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is often considered an outdoor laboratory for scientific research. But the earthworms on Rum are equally remarkable. These invertebrates act as “ecosystem engineers”, actively shaping the landscape, often…

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‘We want to listen’: Exhibition on lynx reintroduction to tour southern Scotland

AN exhibition on reintroducing lynx to the UK is set to tour southern Scotland in a bid to drum up support for the project.

The National (Scotland)

Fish becoming 'addicted' to methamphetamine due to waters polluted with human drugs

New study warns human medication in UK waters is harming animals

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More intense, frequent tropical cyclones may devastate seabird colonies – study

Up to 90% ‘lost in the blink of an eye’, say scientists studying Cyclone Ilsa’s effect on birds on Western Australian island

The Guardian - UK

Dazzling new blue ant species ‘neela’ discovered in Himalayas

Blue colouration is relatively rare in ants, scientists say

The Independent UK

Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings, caffeinated minnows: animals radically changed by human drugs – study

Addiction, anxiety and sex reversal have been reported in species by researchers as a range of substances contaminates ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

What will Australia’s proposed Environment Information Agency do for nature?

Last week, the Albanese government introduced legislation to create a new statutory body called Environment Information Australia. The bill is due for debate in parliament today. The government clearly expects the bill will pass, because the new body has already been allocated A$54 million over four years in the May…

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Country diary: Kites and ticks, in ever-greater numbers

Porlock, Somerset: Above us, the annual tour of younger red kites across the West Country has begun. Below (and unrelated), another population explosion is of concern

The Guardian - UK

Tiger shark shocks scientists with echidna meal reveal

A tiger shark has shocked scientists tagging marine life off Queensland's coast by regurgitating a whole echidna in what has been described as a "world first".

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The UK’s nature restoration plans have some big holes – here’s how to fill them

Have you heard anything about nature as a political priority in the upcoming UK general election? We haven’t. And as biodiversity researchers, that troubles us.

The Conversation

Joro spiders are back in the news. Here's what the experts really think about them

Joro spiders — invasive, brightly colored, orb-weaving arachnids that have been spreading in the U.S. for the past several years — have captured the public's interest and horror once again

The Independent UK

Giant floating venomous spiders could invade northeast this summer

The Joro spiders first appeared in the US around 2013 in Georgia

The Independent UK

Anglers discover rare oarfish under attack by sharks off Cabo

The Cabo San Lucas anglers were fishing for marlin when they spotted a deep-sea oarfish at the surface, being circled by sharks.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dolphins vs fishers: both are the losers in the Mediterranean seas off Morocco

On the Moroccan Mediterranean coast, hundreds of boats equipped with large nets, called purse seines, go out six days a week to fish for small pelagic fish (coastal or oceanic fish).

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Giant, invasive joro spiders to spread on US east coast – but pose no huge threat

The venomous spiders native to east Asia look frightening, but are reportedly shy creatures

The Guardian - UK

The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants

Forests across Europe, the US and Canada have been hard hit by drought, fires and bark beetles. Now scientists fear the northern hemisphere’s greatest carbon sink is nearing a tipping point

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Mining puts enormous koala habitat area at risk: study

Koalas face losing an area of habitat 17,000 times the size of the Gabba if proposed coal mines in central Queensland go ahead, a study says.

The Conversation

The emerald ash borer has arrived in B.C. — what can we do about it?

The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a deceptively beautiful insect. As the first part of the name implies, the one-centimetre long beetles are an iridescent, metallic green. They have large, dark eyes and some might even call them cute.

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Anglers catching this peculiar fish are urged to ‘kill it on sight’

A fisherman in Missouri caught what he thought was an odd fish that refused to die, even when left on the pavement for several hours.

The National (Scotland)

Lynx reintroduction to Scotland would cause 'stress' and 'anxiety', say sheep farmers

THE National Sheep Association (NSA) has said reintroducing lynx to the UK would cause “stress” and “anxiety” for farmers.

The Independent UK

Asian hornets survive UK winter for first time amid spike in sightings

Asian hornets are an invasive species that pose a threat to local pollinators

The Guardian - AU

Labor has adopted its own ‘nature positive’ approach to the environment. But is it just a ‘snazzy slogan’?

‘World first’ legislation and the creation of new agencies have drawn criticism for a lack of accountability and quantifiable targets

The Guardian - UK

Pebbling: the viral romance trend that humans have stolen from penguins

While the birds pick up stones and offer them as a gift to the object of their desire, people are displaying similar behaviour online

The Guardian - UK

‘Where do sharks hang out?’: the race to find safe spaces for the Galápagos’ ocean-going predators

Scientists are tagging sharks to map Pacific migration routes in a bid to expand marine reserves before more of these endangered species fall prey to illegal industrial fishing

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: These summer migrants are remarkable – and humbling

Moccas, Herefordshire: Pied flycatchers fly more than 13,000km from west Africa, up through Spain and on to Britain, and as far as Russia every summer

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