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Australia once had vast oyster and mussel reefs, which anchored marine ecosystems and provided a key food source for coastal First Nations people. But after colonisation, Europeans harvested them for their meat and shells and pushed oyster and mussel reefs almost to extinction. Because the damage was done early – and…

The teenager was out fishing with his schoolfriends when the reptile launched out of the water and dragged him under, with his savaged body found several days later by rescuers

Climate change is making birds less colorful, according to a 15-year study on the common bird the blue tit.

These critically-endangered birds are making a comeback in the Galapagos Islands.

Other discoveries formally named and described include 131 insects and other invertebrates, four fish, three plants and a frog

If you ask people why they like their favourite animal, they will tell you about the incredible things the creature can do, its relatable characteristics or its interesting looks. Few would be likely to cite the pigeon as theirs. Many people think of them as vermin rather than wildlife.

The Fin Whale was said to be roughly 70 feet long

A group was set up to investigate the sightings after three walkers in April claim to have seen large cat-like animals - while a fourth came across a “massive” paw print

Efforts to feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River in France have failed so far and experts are now trying to get the whale out of the river lock where it is stuck, environmentalists said Monday. The marine conservation group Sea Shepherd France tweeted…

The malnourished beluga whale that has made its way up the River Seine to within 70 kilometres of the French capital is no longer progressing but is still alive, the environmental group Sea Shepherd said on Monday. Hope that the animal can be saved is fading.

Sugar-crazed wasps could sweep UK amid heatwave