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All recreational and commercial beehives within an eradication zone around Coffs Harbour on NSW's north coast will be destroyed in the latest bid to contain the spread of varroa mite.

Durham Wildlife Trust, which managers the pond, says that the main cause of the pond being dry is a lack of rainfall, though a sluice gate had been "altered by a third party"

A Southern California fish spotter on Sunday captured aerial footage showing a whale shark swimming lazily on the surface southeast of Santa Catalina Island.

Aileen McClenaghan said the whole pod was "wiped out" and supports Sea Shepherds call for dolphins to be protected

Sharks are some of the most ecologically important and most threatened animals on Earth. Recent reports show that up to one-third of all known species of sharks and their relatives, rays, are threatened with extinction. Unsustainable overfishing is the biggest threat by far.

'These circle formations have never been seen off Ireland or the UK before'

Five people who died when boat capsized on Saturday were members of the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand

Corbridge, Northumberland: The harvest mites or ‘chiggers’ are waiting on the tips of grasses for someone to brush past

David Attenborough’s tour of sweeping vistas, uncouth felines and terrifying predators is a sublime spectacle – and a rallying call for humanity