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We’ve found a way to help endangered eels overcome dams and weirs

The European eel Anguilla anguilla, a sleek, snake-like fish with a fascinating life cycle, once teemed in rivers. But their numbers have plummeted by over 95% since the 1980s.

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High fliers: pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol

Birds have been known to seek out pungent chemicals for various reasons. Some consume fermented fruits with gusto and suffer the ill effects. Others expose themselves to ants, but only the stinky kind. These ants produce useful antimicrobials and insect repellents.

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Scottish salmon exports increase to £645 million in five-year high

SCOTTISH salmon sales have reached a five year high as international demand continues to grow, according to recent data ...

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Scientists probe glow-in-the-dark rat 'mystery'

Researchers at an Australian university have used the pelts of 36 dead rats to try to figure out why the animals' fur glows in the dark.

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EU biodiversity law approved after last minute U-turn from Austria

EU states have given their final approval to a key biodiversity and nature restoration law, after Austria's climate minister defied her chancellor to back the Europe-wide legislation.

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Sea turtles are under threat from trawlers in the Adriatic. A center offers them a sanctuary

A nonprofit in a northern Italy port city rescues and treats injured turtles that are sometimes hurt by trawlers in the Adriatic Sea

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‘It can feel like a detective story’: birders asked to help find 126 ‘lost’ bird species

The birds have not been seen for at least a decade – some for more than 100 years – but the authors of a new list of missing species have not given up hope

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Beavers create habitat suitable for water voles in Scottish rainforest

Beavers’ dams have created more places for water voles to hide from predators and hopefully flourish, say experts

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Country diary: A solitary bee thrives amid the wet

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: They like crevices in old brickwork, which is harder to come by these days, so my father has drilled holes and inserted canes to help

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Elephants Give Each Other Unique Names. It Gets Weirder

A new study found evidence that elephants have their own names that they use to address each other. This could help scientists better understand animal intelligence.

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Country diary: Sharks, clams and eelgrass – this is an underwater haven

Laxey Bay, Isle of Man: This protected marine area is doing better than most, but there remains one rather foul problem to address

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Understanding The Potential Threat Of Bird Flu Mutations

Explore the impact of bird flu on various animal species and the potential risks associated with cross-species transmission and viral mutations.

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Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs

Cicada chaos is flourishing and flying in the American Midwest

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How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and amazingly loud?

What stands out during a cicada invasion is the sound

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More than half of endangered species in France are not protected: report

More than half of endangered animal and plant species in France are not adequately protected, according to a new report by a French environmental research body.

The Guardian - UK

How do you put pigeons on the pill? Scientists test contraceptives to curb pest numbers

Birth control is being trialled as a humane way to limit growing numbers of grey squirrels, pigeons and wild boar

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Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees

Australia contains some of the world’s most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the world and home to an array of unique tree-dwelling marsupials, rare birds, insects, mosses, fungi and lichen, many of which have not even been catalogued…

International Business Times

Gray Whales Shrinking Fast As Climate Warms

Pacific coast gray whales have shrunk in length an astonishing 13 percent since 2000, adding to evidence that climate change and other human activities are making marine mammals smaller, a study says.

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How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they are facing a silent crisis. A 2022 report by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a staggering 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, a rate far exceeding that of any other habitat.

The Independent UK

Large number of whale sightings off New England, including dozens of endangered sei whales

Scientists say a large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species

International Business Times

Polar Bears Could Vanish From Canada's Hudson Bay If Temperatures Rise 2C

An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by mid-century if global warming exceeds limits set under the Paris climate accords.

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‘Out of sight and out of mind’: conservationists alarmed as NT land-clearing threatens endangered ghost bat habitat

Conservationists urge Tanya Plibersek to call in Daly River pastoral clearing application for assessment under commonwealth nature laws

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Country diary: Fifty shades of green

Hexton, Hertfordshire: On the chalk hills in early summer, green is dominant – but only until the yellows take over

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How a little brown bird could sound the alarm on lead poisoning in Australian children

Recent public health threats such as COVID, and the current bird flu outbreak in Victoria, show we can’t separate human health from the natural environment. Our research examining the link between lead exposure in house sparrows and children is another sobering reminder of this shared health burden.

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How the health of honeybee hives can inform environmental policies in Canadian cities

In recent years, there has been a notable surge in Canada and around the world in the popularity of urban beekeeping. Driven by a heightened awareness of the vital role of pollinators and the practice’s increasing recognition, more Canadians than ever are looking to suit up and keep their own…

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