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When is spider season? All your questions answered

Spiders are an important part of the ecosystem and rarely bite humans

Wales Online

Warning not to touch 'harmful' froth that appears on garden plants in summer

Resembling a ball of foam that looks like "spittle", this froth - which clings to leaves and stems of foliage - is made by a bug.

Daily Record

Conservationists welcome gillnet fishing ban in Great Barrier Reef world heritage area

The federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced the $160m plan on Monday afternoon

The Guardian - AU

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Project starts to protect rare eel species in Northumberland stretch of River Tyne

Eel screens will be installed between Ovingham and Wylam

Chronicle Live

Federal and Queensland governments promise a gillnet-free Great Barrier Reef by 2027

The fishing practice has been identified as a significant danger to multiple threatened and protected marine species, including dugongs, dolphins, turtles and some sharks.

ABC News

Elephant Arikompan tranquillised in Theni district; prohibitory orders lifted in Cumbum municipality, neighbouring towns

Ending an operation that lasted over five days, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials successfully tranquillised wild elephant, Arikompan also known as Arisikompan, in the Chinna Ovulapuram reserve forest, Uthamapalayam, in Theni district, early on Monday.

The Hindu

Country diary: An orange tip rescue mission

Crook, County Durham: Keeping our garden breeding colony going for almost 40 years is painstaking, and not entirely altruistic

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Whale of a tale? The stories about whales helping tackle climate change are overblown

Whales have long fascinated us with their size and beauty. Once we stopped whaling, their populations have begun to recover, in a major win for conservation.

The Conversation

Butterfly loved by Churchill back in England after almost 100 years

Black-veined whites, thought to have died out in 1920s, have seemingly returned due to warmer climate

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Full judgment in defamation case handed down – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Macquarie Island marine park set to almost triple in size

Australia's federal environment minister signs off on plans to almost triple the size of the marine park off Macquarie Island — and the seafood industry's peak body have concerns about the process by which the decision was made.

ABC News

Cassius the crocodile hits the 120-year milestone on his Green Island home

The giant animal's birthday will be celebrated at its home on Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef.

ABC News

Minns government criticises Coalition's koala count as new colony found in north west NSW

Thermal drones discover 42 koalas at Coolah Tops when the previous government only had five documented sightings in the area over the past 70 years.

ABC News

Scottish teacher launches solo attempt to beat Rockall record

‘Cam’ Cameron hopes to live alone on small rock in north Atlantic for up to 60 days to beat nine-year-old record

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What it takes to be The Snail Whisperer, spreading the Australian snail gospel

John Stanisic has one life mission — to get everyone to love snails and slugs.

Daily Mirror

Urgent warning over plant worse than Japanese Knotweed invading UK homes

Buddleia davidii, also known as butterfly bush, was planted by gardeners to encourage wildlife and insects to gardens, but has the potential to harm people's homes

The Hindu

Study reveals evolutionary history, biogeographic origins of butterflies

Dynamite News

Researchers suggest detection tool for beech leaf disease's nematode pest

Beech leaf disease is a new threat to the ecosystems of North American woods. Since its discovery in northern Ohio in 2012, it has spread to twelve other US states and Canadian provinces. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Hindu

Social behaviour evolved from adapting to extreme cold, study in primates finds

Examining langurs and odd-nosed monkeys provided scientists with evidence that social behaviours, evolved by adapting to live in extremely cold climate

Manchester Evening News

Monster 'bad boy' jellyfish washes up on beach at popular seaside village

"My god, that's huge!"

Nottingham Post

People urged not to touch 'spittle' substance found on plants this summer

The foam-like substance is produced by an insect as a form of protection

The Independent UK

Buzzworthy: Honeybee health blooming at federal facilities across the country

While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing their part in a more important task: feeding the world

ABC News

Seagulls are declining in birdwatching surveys — have we hit 'peak gull' or are they hiding in plain sight?

Numbers of super smart seagulls are declining in Australia's largest citizen science project but researchers aren't sure if we've hit "peak gull" or the birds are outsmarting the survey.

ABC News

Humpty Doo barramundi farm trials black jewfish in world first for aquaculture

Australia's largest barramundi farm has started trialling black jewfish, which is valued for its meat and its thick swim bladder, considered a delicacy and aphrodisiac in Asian markets.

The Guardian - UK

Snow fly in US and Canada can detach its legs to survive, research shows

Flies chilled to sub-zero temperatures amputate one or more of their six limbs to protect their internal organs

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