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Most of Lord Howe Island closed to visitors after outbreak of plant fungus

Permanent park preserve temporarily closed over fears myrtle rust outbreak may compromise endemic plant species

The Guardian - AU

Rains boost migratory, local shorebirds in SA, including rare species

Bird enthusiasts in South Australia are delighted to see a boost in numbers of migratory species and local shorebirds after 18 months of wetter conditions.

ABC News

Researchers document 55 more white sharks in Cape Cod waters

The scientific nonprofit that tracks the white shark population in Cape Cod waters identified 55 new individual sharks during its most recent research season, but experts say that’s no reason to be afraid of going in the water this summer

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Elderly penguins have cataract surgery and custom lenses fitted in 'world first'

Elderly penguins in Singapore whose vision had been failing are now more "active" and with a bounce in their step after having cataract operations and new lenses fitted in a "world first"

Daily Mirror

Ministers ‘ignored’ own adviser over weak targets for restoring English nature

Government accused of hypocrisy for pushing global target but not following Natural England’s advice at home

The Guardian - UK

Giant eagle Dynatoaetus gaffae was Australia's biggest raptor, researchers say

Flinders University palaeontologists say the "humungous" raptor had a wingspan of three metres, making it about twice the size of today's wedge-tail eagle.

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Scientists raise alarm over plans for world's first octopus farm

The animals are famously intelligent

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‘Phenomenal loophole’ in quotas could lead to massive overfishing

Exclusive: Drastically weakened rules on how vessels document their catches of endangered species could endanger the marine ecosystem, confidential EU papers reveal

The Guardian - UK

Raptor expert uses art of imping to save birds of prey with broken feathers

Damaged or broken flight feathers can be a death sentence for birds such as raptors and owls. Fortunately, Melanie Barsony is skilled in a rare and difficult technique needed to fix them.

ABC News

'Killer shark looked me straight in my face before mauling me to brink of death'

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Brett Connellan, 29, was attacked by a bull shark while surfing off Bombo Beach in Australia, with the predator biting off a large chunk of his thigh before friends saved his life

Daily Mirror

Judge wants plan to protect humpback whales from fishery

A U.S. judge says the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the law when it failed to develop a plan to prevent the harming of humpback whales by West Coast commercial fishermen catching sablefish

The Independent UK

Salmon fishing banned along California coast as population plummets

LOS ANGELES — Fishing boats would normally fan out along the California coast to catch Chinook salmon in the spring, but regulators have announced the fishing season will be shut down this year.

Los Angeles Times

This beekeeper duo found 100,000 bees inside a dilapidated property. Here’s how they removed them

A plain-clothed beekeeper was stung about a dozen times while removing nearly 100,000 bees from the second floor of a dilapidated South Jersey home Sunday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Volunteers, wildlife staff rescue green sea turtle at Middleton Beach in South Australia

Green sea turtles are usually found in tropical or sub-tropical waters, but this did not stop a large marine animal, believed to be suffering from plastic ingestion, from finding its way to a beach south of Adelaide.

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Bull shark blamed for fatal Swan River attack on Stella Berry, as tagging program to be widened

A bull shark was responsible for the death of Perth teenager Stella Berry in the Swan River last month, DNA tests confirm, as the WA government moves to expand its shark tagging program.

The Conversation

Tasmanian devil whiskers hold the key to protecting these super-scavengers

Despite the damage humans cause to the planet, in some cases wildlife can benefit from the presence of people. The Tasmanian devil, for example, frequently feeds on roadkill left by humans.

The Guardian - AU

Tasmanian devils slash population of brushtail possums that ‘overwhelmed’ tiny island

Possums on Maria Island expanded beyond usual habitat and had become ‘pretty significant predator’

The Conversation

Drones gather new and useful data for marine research, but they can disturb whales and dolphins

Drones have changed the way researchers study whales and dolphins. While we were once confined to the decks of boats and observation platforms, glimpsing the backs of surfacing animals, we can now watch them from above. Gaining a bird’s eye view of whales and dolphins has already taught us so…

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Coming soon to Florida beaches: Massive, messy and maybe record mounds of seaweed

MIAMI — A giant blob of seaweed, spanning 5,000 miles and weighing an estimated 6.1 million tons, threatens to blanket Florida beaches and Caribbean islands with smelly piles of decaying brown goop.

Wales Online

People wanted for jobs 'like no other' counting penguins at Port Lockroy in Antarctica

If you're in need of a change of scenery, this is probably about as different as it gets

The Independent UK

Endangered freshwater mussels squirt water to help larvae survive – research

The jets disturb the water and attract fish that mussel larvae attach to and grow into adulthood.

The Conversation

Climate change threatens spring wildflowers by speeding up the time when trees leaf out above them

For short-lived spring wildflowers such as wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) and Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), timing is everything. These fleeting plants, known as ephemerals, grow in temperate forests around the world, leafing out and flowering early in spring before the trees towering above them leaf out. Emerge too early, and…

ABC News

With Rambo the fox believed dead, major Pilliga forest conservation effort can begin

Shooters put in hundreds of hours and thousands of baits were laid, but none of it was enough to stop Rambo the fox running amok in a NSW conservation area, where he feasted on native wildlife with reckless abandon. Now, however, it looks like he's gone for good.

Wales Online

Arachnophobes urged to join London Zoo scheme with 99% success rate of curing fear of spiders

London Zoo's Friendly Spider Programme is searching for the 30 most terrified arachnophobes in the UK to mark its 30-year anniversary

The Conversation

Thousands of our native plants have no public photographs available. Here's why that matters

For hundreds of years, botanists have collected plants to describe species and keep in herbaria across the world. But while physical plant specimens are irreplaceable, photographs of plants are also an invaluable resource for botanical research, conservation and education.

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