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Paralysed humpback whale spotted off Hawaii deteriorating slowly as it swims

Humpback whale Moon reduced to ‘basically doing equivalent of a breast stroke’ with its pectoral fins

The Independent UK

Our laws fail nature. The government’s plan to overhaul them looks good, but crucial detail is yet to come

The Albanese government has just released its long-awaited response to a scathing independent review of Australia’s environment protection law. The 2020 review ultimately found the laws were flawed, outdated and, without fundamental reform, would continue to see plants and animals go extinct.

The Conversation

Wildlife charity to keep eye on former quarry as it goes under the hammer

They are appealing to prospective owners to help protect the site's wildlife habitats

Nottingham Post

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Varroa mite detected again, amid swarms of concern

Bees are still being seen in the red zones, including the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

U.N. summit on nature presents chance for 'once-in-a-decade' deal

Climate campaigners waved placards and chanted pro-nature slogans on Wednesday as a U.N. summit kicks off in Montreal, bringing together global negotiators for a "once-in-a-decade opportunity" to protect nature.

Reuters

Could this be the year we solve the mystery of the disappearing Christmas beetle?

News reports from 1922 describe tree branches bending with the weight of beetle hordes at Christmas and drowning in Sydney Harbour. Nobody knows why their numbers seem to have dropped.

ABC News

Shrinking natural habitats push wildlife and cities into contact

Cities like Detroit in the US take efforts to accommodate wildlife as climate change poses challenges for conservation.

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Reef bad boy could perish as climate warms

The crown-of-thorns starfish could go from villain to victim as climate change kills off its food source - the Great Barrier Reef.

AAP

Dennis Anderson: Anglers brave thin ice for walleyes. But why?

On Wednesday about 200 anglers were stranded on Upper Red Lake when the ice they were standing on separated from ice nearer to shore. The anglers were rescued. But the incident prompts a question: Why are so many Minnesota walleye anglers so eager to venture onto thin ice in late…

Tribune News Service

Climate change heats devil fish that possess St. Johns River

ORLANDO, Fla. — In another alarm of nature spiraling to hell in Florida, scientists suspect global warming has enabled devil fish to plague and ravage the St. Johns River.

Orlando Sentinel

Rural robins ‘become more physically aggressive when exposed to traffic noise’

The red-breasted birds change their behaviour when threatened

Evening Standard

Businesses want COP15 nature summit to deliver clarity

As government officials begin negotiating Wednesday toward a hoped-for deal to protect the wildlife and resources that prop up the global economy, investors are looking for one thing above all - clarity.

Reuters

Specieswatch: depressed mussel disappears from stretch of Thames

Poor river management and invasive species have driven the bivalve out of a former stronghold

The Guardian - UK

Discovered in the deep: the extraordinary sawshark with a weapon-like snout

With the help of fishers in Madagascar and Tanzania, scientists named two new species of rare sixgill sawsharks

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Rural robins ‘get more physically aggressive when exposed to traffic noise’

The birds change their behaviour when threatened.

Daily Mirror

Sharks spotted 'walking' on sea floor as underwater cameras reveal fascinating behaviour

A study carried out by the University of Exeter and NGO Beneath the Waves reveals an impressive range of skills nurse sharks use when eating, including 'pectoral positioning'

The Conversation

COP15: three visions for protecting nature on the table at the UN biodiversity conference

With the dust still settling on the UN climate change summit in Egypt, another round of international talks is beginning in Montreal, Canada. The UN biodiversity conference, otherwise known as COP15, will assemble world leaders to agree on new targets for protecting nature.

The Guardian - AU

Scientists create Biodiversity Council in desperate bid to help save Australia’s threatened animals and plants

Modelled on the Climate Council, the body says it will be a ‘strong and trusted voice’ backed by science including First People’s knowledge

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RSPB NI call for legally binding nature targets following biodiversity opinion poll

"They [DAERA] don’t have a Biodiversity Strategy which was supposed to be delivered in 2020 and the last one failed on the majority of its targets"

Reuters

U.N. chief urges strong global nature deal to end 'orgy of destruction'

As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth's environment, the head of the United Nations warned there was no time to lose.

Daily Record

Damning report on Scotland's protected nature areas reveals overall decline

Around 18% of land is legally protected for nature but in many areas the measures are not working, a hard-hitting environmental report found.

The Conversation

Sea urchins have invaded Tasmania and Victoria, but we can’t work out what to do with them

While crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef have long been ecological villains in the popular imagination, sea urchins have mostly crawled under the national radar – until now.

The Conversation

Weasels, not pandas, should be the poster animal for biodiversity loss

At the United Nations biodiversity conference that opens in Montreal on Dec. 7, 2022, nations aim to create a new global framework for transforming humanity’s relationship with nature. The conference logo features a human reaching to embrace a panda – but from an ecological perspective, a weasel or badger would…

Tribune News Service

Mass extinctions are happening. Can they be stopped?

Scientists, conservationists and government representatives will gather this week in Montreal to decide on a plan to stop a stunning loss of plant and animal life around the globe. The United Nations' COP15 — a conference on biological diversity — offers a rare chance for countries to set mutual commitments…

Evening Standard

2,500 seals found dead along Russian coastline

The animals had likely died of natural causes a couple of weeks ago, officials said

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