Birds, fluorescent frogs and Tasmania's glowing sea – green news roundup

Scientists have discovered the world’s first fluorescent frog in South America. Photograph: Carlos Taboada et al

Environment news

• Man found guilty of killing one of Britain’s rarest butterflies
• Haddock from UK waters removed from sustainable seafood list
• Bald eagles: scientists decry overturn of ban that would save American symbol
• ‘Airpocalypse’ smog events in China linked to melting ice cap, research reveals
• Record number of birds illegally killed on British military base, says RSPB
• Stopping global warming is only way to save Great Barrier Reef, scientists warn
• World’s spiders devour 400-800m metric tons of insects yearly – experts
• Fracking site approval by government based on legal errors, court hears
• Rising numbers of great white sharks headed toward Cape Cod, scientists say
• New Zealand river granted same legal rights as human being

In depth

• Flying high: why peregrine falcons are kings of the urban jungle
• ‘Spinning sail’ rebooted to cut fuel and make ocean tankers greener
• Warning: living in a city could seriously damage your health
• Paichit – the baby elephant saved from a palm oil plantation in Indonesia

Multimedia

• White House calls climate change funding ‘a waste of your money’ – video
• The week in wildlife – in pictures
• ‘Sea sparkle’ plankton turns water blue off Tasmania – video report
  

And finally ...

• Scientists have discovered the world’s first fluorescent frog in South America

In normal light the polka-dot tree frog has a dull complexion – but under UV light it glows bright green