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Why can't we just tow stranded whales and dolphins back out to sea?

On Tuesday night, a pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded itself on a beach on Western Australia’s south coast. Over the course of Wednesday, more than 100 parks and wildlife staff and 250 registered volunteers worked tirelessly to try to keep alive the 45 animals surviving the night.

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Climate Change Threatens Over 700 Endangered Plant And Lichen Species

Few Conservation Plans Address the Direct Threat, Warns Study

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As shots rang out, the battle to save Western Australia’s stranded pilot whales was over

State officials, vets and volunteers endured an emotionally draining day to rescue the beached pod to no avail

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Honey produced by Australian ant has highly effective antibacterial properties, researchers say

Honeypot ant researchers hope to identify compounds that can be used in antimicrobial treatments as western science catches up to Indigenous knowledge

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FSI surveys reveal sizeable number of dolphins on the East Coast along Indian EEZ

FSI survey in Visakhapatnam finds 2,703 dolphins & 4 whales along East Coast of India. Survey conducted as part of PMMSY to bring 'Blue Revolution' & help India export seafood to US. 150 Risso's dolphins spotted for first time in India. Water samples collected to assess marine mammals & mitigate…

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Dozens of pilot whales beached in mass stranding in Western Australia

Local wildlife authorities are battling to save the surviving mammals

Evening Standard

California shores up beaver protection in nod to their ‘ecological benefit’

The lumberjack-hydrologists of the wild can help contain wildfires with their elaborate dam constructions

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Race to rescue nearly 50 beached whales after mysterious mass stranding: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’

More than 50 of the pilot whales have died on a beach in Western Australia

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‘We have never seen this’: scientists baffled by behaviour of pilot whales before WA mass stranding

Environment minister says way pod crowded tightly together 150 metres offshore before becoming beached is ‘unique and pretty incredible’

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More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding in western Australia

Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia Tuesday, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them.

France 24

An expert explains the stranding of 97 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious 'huddling' before the tragedy

Sad scenes are unfolding in Western Australia after a pod of pilot whales became stranded on a beach late on Tuesday. According to the latest reports, 51 of the whales have died. Some 46 remain beached and authorities are working desperately to get them back out to sea.

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Birds’ Signature Defense Thwarts Cuckoo Egg Forgeries

Fork-tailed drongos use unique egg 'signatures' to identify and reject nearly identical African cuckoo eggs.

Zenger

On the Texas-Mexico border, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives an owl protected status, seeks to declare two mussel species endangered

Wildlife groups have long lobbied for increased protection for the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl. The agency says the mussels species are threatened by reduced flow and poor water quality in the Rio Grande.

The Texas Tribune

Spot the difference: why drongos are likely to clock African cuckoo eggs 94% of the time

Zambia study finds egg variability and random nest selection by cuckoos helps fork-tailed drongos rumble impostors

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The feral flying under the radar: why we need to rethink European honeybees

Australia’s national parks, botanic gardens, wild places and green spaces are swarming with an invasive pest that is largely flying under the radar. This is yet another form of livestock, escaped from captivity and left to roam free.

The Guardian - AU

Global calls to revoke ‘misleading’ sustainable farming certification for salmon in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour

Letters sent to two accreditation schemes say pollution is contributing to the extinction of a critically endangered fish species

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New BBC series to showcase Scotland’s incredible wildlife and scenery

A NEW series showcasing Scotland’s wildlife, habitats and scenery is to be shown by

Evening Standard

Northern Irish fisherman lands catch of a lifetime blue lobster – for the second time

Stuart Brown caught the same crustacean for the second time in just a few months.

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The Independent UK

Fisherman lands catch of a lifetime blue lobster – for the second time

Stuart Brown caught the same crustacean for the second time in just a few months.

The Conversation

In search of the world's largest freshwater fish – the wonderfully weird giants lurking in Earth's rivers

Rivers have been the lifeblood of human civilization throughout history, and yet we know surprisingly little about what lives in many of them – including the giant creatures that prowl their depths.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland to extend fire ant control zone into NSW in bid to stop their march to the border

Four-year plan includes forming a 10km band around infestation zones and will include penalties for those breaching the Biosecurity Act

Evening Standard

Kent Wildlife Trust to receive £100,000 for bison rewilding project

The money will come from Rewilding Britain’s Rewilding Challenge Fund which rewards projects that ‘think big, act wild’

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A water shrew, a long way from water

Falmouth, Cornwall: This velveteen scurrier lives in a churchyard, a sign of life among the dead

The Independent UK

California aims to tap beavers, once viewed as a nuisance, to help with water issues and wildfires

Beavers have long been treated as a nuisance for chewing down trees and shrubs and blocking up streams

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Why Shark Week Capturing The 'World's Most Famous Orcas' On Camera Originally Seemed Like A Terrible Idea To One Expert

Shark Week's "Alien Sharks" special captured Port and Starboard on camera, and expert Forrest Galante originally thought it was a terrible idea to try!

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