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Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue in Canada
Two-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after tragic accident that left her...
New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn
Open letter calls for green policies that empower farmers, after months of protests jeopardise future of...
Teenager dies after suspected crocodile attack in the Torres Strait
Body of 16-year-old boy discovered with injuries ‘consistent with a crocodile attack’ as wildlife officers search...
Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India
Scientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15m long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted...
‘We found 700 different species’: astonishing array of wildlife discovered in Cambodia mangroves
Hairy-nosed otters and cats that catch fish are among the startling diversity of creatures making their...
Rope-entangled right whale spotted off coast of New England
The marine mammals are increasingly endangered as warmer waters push them into ship traffic and fishing...
Tanya Plibersek rejects Toondah Harbour project over impact on globally significant wetlands
Walker Corporation had proposed 3,000 apartments, marina and shops for the site, which is a critical...
UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on...
Early warning system to track Asian hornets unveiled by UK researchers
Monitoring station detects predatory species using artificial intelligence and sends alert so nests can be tracedAn...
‘Wonderful experience’: Researcher’s close encounter with Svalbard polar bears
Meteorologist says bears were not aggressive but they fired signal gun to scare them awayKatarzyna Kudłacz...
Let them eat snake: why python meat could soon be on the menu
Fancy a plate of fangers and mash? Some researchers say python farms on a commercial scale...
Birdwatch: rare black-faced spoonbill turns up in Hong Kong wetland
Soon it will head back north to the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea where...
Eight children and an adult die in Zanzibar after eating sea turtle meat
Another 78 people taken to hospital after consuming delicacy, which is known to cause food poisoningEight...
More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus
Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area...
Cinnamon frog species in ‘perilous state’ successfully bred in UK
Froglets from species classed as near-threatened arrive for the second time at Cotswolds wildlife parkA frog...
Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisisThe next...
Death toll rises to seven in Malawi elephant relocation project linked to Prince Harry
The animal translocation scheme by wildlife NGOs including African Parks, once headed by the royal, has...
Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn
Research reveals area size of France is under threat by restoration projects taking place in unsuitable...
Monarch butterfly numbers dip to second lowest level in Mexico wintering grounds
Experts say the endangered insect numbers fell by 59% this year, blaming pesticide use and climate...
Killer whales trapped in drift ice off Japan’s Hokkaido coast escape
Pod of orcas in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials sayA...
Boy in hospital after fourth dingo bite on Queensland’s K’gari in as many weeks
Boy was bitten at campsite of western side of K’gari, also known as Fraser Island, and...
Greater glider put on path to extinction by NSW environmental watchdog, experts say
Ecologists condemn watchdog decision, accusing it of making reckless changes to allow easier logging of state...
Cranes, UK’s tallest bird, bred in higher numbers last summer than for centuries
At least 80 pairs recorded in 2023 after species began breeding again in 1979, having disappeared...
Lions making fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ involving invasive ants
Hunting by Kenyan lions impeded in ‘ecological chain reaction’ as big-headed ants fail to stop elephants...