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Tiny bird found using fake ‘hawk’ calls to scare away threats

Alarm calls create illusion of hawk's presence and scare away predator, researchers say

The Independent UK

Scientists discover narwhals putting their long tusks to surprising new use

Researchers spot complex interactions involving narwhals, fish, and birds

The Independent UK

Dead and dying Port Pirie birds and bats exposed to lead at 3,000 times acceptable levels

South Australia’s EPA did not open a formal investigation into the source of the lead poisoning, despite referral from the Department of Primary Industries

The Guardian - AU

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Critically endangered penguin chicks born at Michigan zoo - and there is a contest to name them

The African penguin population has plummeted astronomically thanks to overfishing, climate change and other threats

The Independent UK

How North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain’s most important coastlines

An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles (21km) off the east coast of England. This set off a series of large explosions and a huge plume of black smoke, while a still unknown quantity of jet fuel has spilled…

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Northern Territory’s growing saltwater crocodile population gorging on nine times more prey than 50 years ago

Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterways

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature

In wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behaviour – tilling the soil to create habitats for their prey to flourish.

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What’s that sound? Cicada season has arrived and here are the parts of the US that will be annoyed

This spring marks the first time the red-eyed cicadas of Brood XIV have emerged in 17 years

The Independent UK

Toad patrol volunteers are ensuring frisky amphibians can cross the road to reach their mating grounds

During February and March, volunteers head out after dark with buckets and florescent jackets to stand on roads across the UK. These are the toad patrols, and they help an amphibian with love on its mind.

The Conversation

Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find

Octopus uses symbiotic bacteria to sequester the venom

The Independent UK

Strange new scorpion species that sprays venom discovered

Scorpion found to use two different modes of venom projection – spraying and flicking

The Independent UK

Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, study shows

Tetrodotoxin immobilises the female – who is about two to five times bigger than the male – so mating can occur, researchers observed

The Guardian - AU

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades

The Independent UK

Parasites are ecological dark matter – and they need protecting

The two species of African rhinoceros are conservation icons. Large, charismatic, and vitally important for their ecosystems, to lose either species would be a devastating blow.

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A beaver: to get attention they will slap the water with their tails

They prefer to carry branches in their teeth, like dogs. And when they swim, they hold their front paws to their chests, like a severe governess in a Victorian novel

The Guardian - UK

Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence, says professor of invasion biology Tim Blackburn

The Guardian - UK

A cacti-smuggling case with a prickly end: the novel way courts are making poachers pay

Two Italian cacti smugglers have been fined for illegally trading plants from Chile – and for the cost of restoring the environment. Conservationists hope more cases will follow

The Independent UK

Where are all the baby blue whales? Scientists may have finally cracked the mystery

Blue whale calves are rarely seen with their mothers

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Rare Mediterranean monk seals making a comeback thanks to conservation efforts

Mediterranean monk seals, which previously faced extinction, are making a comeback

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The fight to protect the harbour city's aquatic natives

Thousands of marine species in Sydney Harbour have endured decades of urbanisation, but experts say they need help to prevail for future generations.

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Dancing dippers share the secret of their riverbank nest

Allendale, Northumberland: After catching the male’s courtship display, I spy their home – only a metre above the water

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Butterfly Populations In America Are Declining At A Staggering Rate

Butterfly populations in the US are declining due to insecticides and climate change with alarming statistics revealing a loss of 22% since 2000.

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'Unprecedented': thousands of tonnes of dead salmon

Mass fish farm deaths caused by bacteria and warmer waters have resulted in more than 5500 tonnes of salmon being dumped at waste facilities.

The Guardian - US

Butterfly population in US shrinking by 22% over last 20 years, study shows

Drop in line with rate of overall insect loss as scientists point to habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate crisis

The Conversation

Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them

If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your imagination.

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