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A magpie with no beak serves as a terrible reminder that in our enthusiasm we can feed our beloved wild birds too much, too often, and the wrong foods

If you have a rhododendron in your garden or pass one by on an afternoon walk perhaps you think of it as just a colourful and pretty shrub. You may have heard that they come from the Himalayas, and that they are invasive plants that destroy ecosystems.

The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in the wildlife protected areas. In fact, it is estimated that, by 2100, more than half of Africa’s bird and mammal species could be lost.

The French environmental health agency has confirmed the negative impact of certain chemicals on coral, including several substances present in sunscreens. With territories in three tropical oceans, France harbours ten percent of the world’s coral, which is already under threat from climate change.

Campaigners dressed in black and carried a makeshift coffin.

Birds in India are facing poor conditions due to many factors, including cats. Studies have found cats to be the "single greatest source of anthropogenic mortality" for birds and mammals in the US. Ecologist Monica Kaushik has studied cats' hunting habits in Dehradun and found pet cats hunt birds the…

Rare Red-necked phalarope spotted at Kurichi tank in Coimbatore by birders on Sunday. Group of 17 birders spotted the species, which is believed to be the record of the species in Coimbatore after a decade. The Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), a shore bird that breeds in the Arctic region, possibly…

75% of Euro. bumblebee species may be threatened in 40-60 yrs due to human-driven habitat degradation & climate change. Global change mitigation policies are needed to protect them. Results show 38-76% of non-threatened species may lose 30% of their territory by 2061-2080. Scandinavia may become refuge, but effects of finer-scale…

According to new research, ground-nesting birds known as lapwings exploit the design of their nests and surroundings to hide from predators. Read further on Dynamite News:

Tim Birkhead’s life’s work reveals the unexpectedly colourful lives of gregarious guillemots on the Welsh island of Skomer

Seaham coastal path, County Durham: It’s the end of summer, and around the blackberry bush, all that was pristine and purposeful is now a little worse for wear