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‘Alien invasion’: researchers identify which exotic animals may soon hitchhike into Australia

Australia is renowned for its native flora and fauna, but did you know the continent is also home to about 3,000 “alien” species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes?

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Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Australia is allowing a foreign super trawler to harvest a threatened fish species off Tasmania, amid serious concerns about a population crash.

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The world’s rarest whale has never been seen alive – scientists may have a breakthrough

It was first thought the species could be extinct

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Country diary: Nature shows its mettle at the old steelworks

Ravenscraig, North Lanarkshire: A place once of coke ovens and cooling towers is now enlivened with orchids and stonecrop, and swards of grasses

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Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: here’s why the ancient rainforests of Queensland’s Wet Tropics are so distinctive

In Queensland’s northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometres between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, dating back million of years when Australia and parts of Antarctica were covered in rainforest.

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Where are all the butterflies this summer? Their absence is telling us something important

This isn’t down to one wet, cold British spring but a disturbing longer-term decline in Britain’s insects. Thankfully, we can help, says the campaigner Tony Juniper

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Climate crisis has impact on insects’ colours and sex lives, study finds

Scientists fear adaptations to global heating may leave some species struggling to mate successfully

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Wildlife rescue group Wires faces crunch vote amid volunteer discontent over funds raised after bushfires

Donations grew dramatically after Australia’s black summer but animal carers say they didn’t receive enough

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‘It’s like looking at ghosts’: inside the Australian Museum’s extinction cabinets

When people encounter the cabinets cataloguing the mammals wiped out since colonisation, they often cry. But what is the most useful way to grieve the destruction of a species?

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National Trust celebrates birth of baby beaver one year after reintroduction

Four animals released in Wallington estate in Northumberland last year have transformed the landscape

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Remembering Wallace J. Nichols: the blue mind scientist who explained our human connection to water

The opening lines of an ancient song, The Song of Amergin, translate to “I am wind on ocean, I am swelling wave, I am roar of sea”. Believed to be the first poem in the Irish language, it reminds us of our interdependence with all life. How we have been…

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Tourists in South Africa warned about rabies outbreak after several surfers bitten by infected seals

Nine seals have so far tested positivefor the disease

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Authorities issue update on remaining 12 whales stranded on Orkney

THE 12 pilot whales which survived following a mass stranding have been euthanised, experts have said.

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As British butterflies head north, scientists ask public to help track migration

With up to 80% of butterflies in decline, people are being asked to spend 15 minutes to record number and type witnessed

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In Cuba, A Haven For The World's Tiniest Bird

The wings of the world's tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as they whizz around tourists visiting a private Cuban garden that has become a haven for the declining species.

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Urban-raised Seagulls Still Prefer Seafood Over Human Foods, Study Finds‌Study Finds Seagulls Used To ‘urban’ Diet Still Prefer Seafood‌

Research by University of Exeter shows herring gull chicks favor fish despite being raised on urban diet of bread and cat food.‌ All gulls in the study strongly favored fish. ‌

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The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Spilt Fin the killer whale – a cautionary tale about seafaring vessels

In the past few days, two well known survivors of the battle between marine mammals and vessels have been spotted in Australian waters. I’m talking about Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale. Both have become famous for the massive scars they bear on their bodies, inflicted by…

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‘Frog saunas’ could save species from deadly fungal disease, study finds

Australian scientists create brick refuges in greenhouses to help green and golden bell frogs survive infection

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Accepting uncertainty in sustainable fisheries is essential in a rapidly changing Arctic

Climate change is making it almost impossible to decide how much, where and what to sustainably fish as the fate of future fisheries is becoming increasingly uncertain. This is leading to a slow process or inaction in adapting fisheries and their management to climate change.

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Large pod of pilot whales almost wiped out after stranding on Orkney beach

Rescuers including vets rush to save 12 survivors from 77-strong group lying on Sanday shore

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Dozens of whales die in one of largest mass strandings in Britain in recent times

At least 65 long-finned pilot whales died after 77 were washed ashore on Scottish island in Orkney

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Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5km stretch of water: study suggests the drive is to find mates

Domestic cats will do almost anything to avoid contact with water. Not so for their wild cousins, though. Lions, tigers and jaguars have had to adapt to water and sometimes take the plunge for survival.

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Herring gull chicks would rather have fish than your chips, finds study

Rescued chicks favour seafood, suggesting they turn to urban diet as adults from necessity rather than preference

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Twelve Trees by Daniel Lewis review – a global arboreal odyssey

From 2,000-year-old Pacific redwoods to the mighty Peruvian ceiba, a survey of extraordinary trees

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‘Africa’s most resilient lion’ and his brother filmed making 1.5km swim across dangerous African river

A team led by an Australian researcher captured the pair making the ‘record- breaking’ swim after two failed attempts

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