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World Elephant Day: why are elephants endangered?

Numbers have plummeted over the past century due to poaching and habitat changes

Evening Standard

New Zealand rescuers use buckets and towels in race to save stranded dolphins

New Zealand has world’s highest stranding rate for dolphins and whales

The Independent UK

The Soviet Union once hunted endangered whales to the brink of extinction – but its scientists opposed whaling and secretly tracked its toll

Every year, an estimated 13 million people go whale-watching around the world, marveling at the sight of the largest animals ever to inhabit Earth. It’s a dramatic reversal from a century ago, when few people ever saw a living whale. The creatures are still recovering from massive industrial-scale hunting that…

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Five of the best shady woodland walks around Scotland to keep cool

Escape the sunshine for a cooling walk in the woods.

Daily Record

Scots beachgoers warned over hidden weever fish with extremely painful sting within minutes

In recent years, the little fish have been spotted on beaches in East Lothian, Fife and Tayside.

Daily Record

Poland investigates 'ecological catastrophe' of fish die-off

Poland has deployed soldiers to help clean up the country's second-longest river after 10 tons of dead fish surfaced from the waterway

The Independent UK

Quaking grass dances and looks golden in the sun – and growing it is a breeze

One of our prettiest native grasses self-seeds effortlessly – and watching it quiver in a vast meadow is a joy

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'Synthetic chemical' substance blamed for mass death of fish in Oder river in Germany and Poland as investigations continue

At least 10 tonnes of dead fish are removed from the Oder as investigations continue into contaminated water.

ABC News

A bottlenose dolphin leaps out of the water next to a boat off the coast of Wales

The video was captured by Joshua Pedley, who was running a trip for Ukrainian refugees

Wales Online

Country diary: The heat is hurrying summer towards its conclusion

Blacka Moor, South Yorkshire: The rowanberries are orange here and the blackberries ripe too. Meanwhile, a pair of stonechats are on the hunt

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand rescuers use buckets, towels to save stranded dolphins

Volunteers in New Zealand saved seven of nine stranded dolphins on Friday, carrying buckets of water and wrapping the animals in towels to keep them hydrated until the tide on a remote beach rose sufficiently to float them back to sea.

Reuters

Silence of the Lambs' death's-head hawk moth mystery solved in longest-distance insect study

The creepy moth found in the throats of murder victims in The Silence of the Lambs is helping unlock the mysteries of long-haul migration.

ABC News

New study shows how COVID lockdowns impacted birds in Northwest US

SEATTLE — While the unusual quiet of COVID's first months was hard on many people, it allowed birds in the Pacific Northwest to use a wider range of habitats, according to a newly published University of Washington study.

Tribune News Service

Kangaroo Island wildlife sanctuary rebounds from bushfires to create citizen science ocean tours

A new style of tourism encourages people to involve themselves in research and conservation while visiting locations, rather than just taking in the sights.

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Bird flu outbreak on Farne Islands ‘could kill up to 50,000 birds’

Experts fear virus could spread to internationally significant populations of other types of birds coming to UK

ABC News

Koala sighting near Lithgow raises hopes of unmapped colony after Blue Mountains bushfire destruction

Unexpected sightings of koalas near the Blue Mountains give hope that a disease-free colony is recovering after the Black Summer bushfires.

Zenger

Rare Two-Headed Mutant Baby Tortoise

The phenomenon of double-headed creatures goes back at least 150 million years.

The Conversation

These unusual moths migrate over thousands of kilometres. We tracked them to reveal their secret navigational skills

Migratory insects number in the trillions. They’re a major part of global ecosystems, helping to transport nutrients and pollen across continents – and often travelling thousands of kilometres in the process.

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Daily Record

Edinburgh Zoo's oldest penguin killed by fox which broke into birds' enclosure

Edinburgh Zoo staff said that the rest of the penguins were thankfully unharmed, but Mrs Wolowitz will be a huge loss.

The Independent UK

Scientists use tiny trackers, plane to follow moths on move

Scientists in Germany attached tiny trackers to giant moths looking for clues about insect migration

Irish Mirror

Bear high on hallucinogenic 'mad honey' rescued in Turkey

The female bear looked rather confused as she lay in the back of a pick-up truck after being rescued from a forest

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Zoo's oldest penguin dies after fox breaks into enclosure during the night

Mrs Wolowitz was Edinburgh Zoo's olden penguins and just one of dozens. She was sadly killed after an unwelcome visitor broke into the enclosure on Wednesday night.

Wales Online

The household lubricant which can help repel wasps as invasion hits homes and gardens

Wasps have arrived in their droves this summer but these tips could get them to buzz off

The Conversation

Butterfly decoys trick predators into attacking them in conservation study

Most people don’t realize how hard it is to be a butterfly. They live in a dangerous world, facing environmental challenges like habitat loss and climate change. They also have to contend with predators, including birds, wasps and dragonflies.

Daily Mirror

Urgent beach warning as 15 people left in agony after being stung by tiny fish

Dangerous weever fish - that leave stings as bad as childbirth - have been spotted on the beaches of North Wales, after worried parents were warned by coastguards to take precautions

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