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‘Best job in the natural world’: seed collector enlisted as modern-day Darwin to document the world’s plants

Newly appointed expedition botanist Matthew Jeffery feels ‘daunted’ but inspired by his unique globetrotting role collecting wild species

The Guardian - UK

Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia

The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia

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Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom

Breeding event known as Cuttlefest takes place in waters off Point Lowly but this year scientists warn the effect of toxic algae could be ‘catastrophic’

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Four Montagu’s harrier chicks take flight in first UK breeding success since 2019

Young birds were closely monitored and protected from predators after six summers without fledging success

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10,000-acre Highland juniper forest gains special European status in UK-first

A GENETICALLY unique juniper forest in the Highlands has been awarded a special European designation to protect and enhance its globally…

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Experts baffled as rarely seen beaked whales involved in series of strandings

Incidents across northern Europe on 26 and 27 July have left scientists trying to understand why so many of the deep-diving whales have appeared

The Guardian - UK

Scheme to release beavers into wild in England has stalled, say nature experts

Not a single licence granted since first beavers let loose in March, raising questions over application process

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Country diary: An eel that’s as fluid as the river itself

Tavistock, Devon: This slippery individual seems content behind the town launderette but, one day, the wide Sargasso Sea will beckon

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Tarantula Invasion? US States Brace for Thousands as Mating Season Begins — Is Your Area Next?

Tarantula mating season is here, and thousands could soon be seen crawling across US states. Learn where they're headed and how to stay safe.

International Business Times UK

Krill catch in Antarctica soars to record following collapse of conservation deal

Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery early

The Independent UK

Fishing groups push to postpone protections for endangered right whale to 2035

A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years

The Independent UK

Trial to remove shark nets from three Sydney and Central Coast beaches a good first step, scientists say

Experts welcome move by NSW government, saying nets are ineffective at preventing shark bites and ‘indiscriminately’ kill marine life

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of tons of invasive seaweed ‘overwhelming’ Spanish beaches

Alga from east Asia is major threat to biodiversity, say experts as they warn of environmental catastrophe

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Critically endangered angel shark filmed off Welsh coast

First sighting in Cardigan Bay since 2021 of the species, which is under threat from human activities

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World's Smallest Snake Makes Big Comeback

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science.

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‘We’re watching it get worse all the time’: as fish vanish in SA’s algal bloom, livelihoods are also at stake

For fishing communities along the South Australian coast where an algal bloom has devastated marine life, the impact of the disaster is emotional as well as financial

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‘It’s spectacular’: volunteer Dorset divers see summer of surging seahorses

After efforts to make conditions better for the elusive creatures in Studland Bay, sightings are greatly increasing

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Country diary: A remarkable story of a remarkable plant

Stoney Mountain, Isle of Man: The lesser twayblade orchid has been giving the island’s botanists the runaround for nearly 150 years. Now, suddenly, we have hundreds

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Marine heatwaves spark major climate change concerns

Unprecedented marine heatwaves have sparked fears but an Australian expert warns it's too early to tell whether climate change has reached its tipping point.

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World’s smallest snake rediscovered in Barbados 20 years after last sighting

Conservationists feared 10cm threadsnake as thin as a strand of spaghetti had become extinct

International Business Times

Cook Islands Wages War On 'Plague' Of Hungry Starfish

Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.

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Cuttlefish catastrophe feared from deadly algal bloom

Swift action is needed to protect wildlife from a toxic algae bloom, a report warns, as the fate of a spectacular cuttlefish migration hangs in the balance.

The Independent UK

World’s tiniest snake is rediscovered after being in hiding for 20 years

The Barbados threadsnake was previously featured on a list of 4,800 plant, animal and fungi species described as ‘lost to science’ – having last been seen in 2006

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government plotted to maintain native forest logging in NSW if court battle was lost, documents show

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese sought ‘advice on strategy’ as federal and state governments prepared for ‘potential impacts of an adverse decision’

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SA’s algal bloom ‘one of the worst marine disasters in living memory’, and driving force could rival black summer, experts say

As Senate establishes inquiry into the ‘human-mediated disaster’, a report is calling for more long-term action

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