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Invasive weed found to be rare rodent's top menu choice

A threatened rodent that only survives on offshore islands has a preference for one of Australia's most invasive weeds for its food and shelter, research shows.

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Number of whales and dolphins to be counted as UK seas face heat and pollution pressures

Census could show effects man-made challenges are having on sea creatures

Evening Standard

World first footage shows endangered shark struck by boat just hours after being tagged

The shark never resumed feeding or other normal behavior after the collision, researchers say

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Ghosts of species past: shedding new light on the demise of NZ’s moa can help other flightless birds

New Zealand was once home to giant flightless birds called moa. They had grown accustomed to life without predators. So the arrival of humans in the mid-13th century presented a massive – and ultimately insurmountable – challenge to their existence.

The Conversation

Climate change bolsters invasive species

From disease-carrying insects to ecosystem-choking plants, invasive species flourish due to burning fossil fuels

Salon

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth, scientists find

Reptile’s teeth found to have covering that helps keep serrated edges razor sharp and resistant to wear

The Guardian - UK

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

Fireflies once seemed plentiful and cool, easy to catch and watch, and they served as an introduction to the world of nature around us

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Australia’s environment could be fixed and threatened species saved for just 0.3% of GDP, experts say

Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists estimates $7.3bn a year for 30 years could avoid most extinctions, repair soils and restore rivers

The Guardian - AU

Wild sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine, scientists say

Latest research shows how illegal drug consumption by humans is harming marine life

The Guardian - US

Etsy should stop selling dead bats

The painted woolly bat is brilliantly colored, but a new study warns against using them as decorations

Salon

Colombia Orchid Sanctuary Collects And Clones Endangered Species

Deep in Colombia's northwestern forests, an orchid enthusiast has gathered a colorful collection of nearly 25,000 specimens, some of which he is cloning to protect them from extinction.

International Business Times

Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

Activities associated with cocaine trafficking threaten two-thirds of the most important landscapes in Central America for 196 forest bird species, including 67 migratory species. This is the key takeaway from a study that colleagues and I published in June 2024 in the journal Nature Sustainability.

The Conversation

Sharks off coast of Brazil test positive for cocaine

Exposure to cocaine could severely impact shark health, potentially damaging their DNA, and impairing their ability to metabolise fats, findings reveal

The Independent UK

Sharks found in waters off Brazil test positive for cocaine

There are concerns the stimulant could make sharks more erratic

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Country Diary: Is my magpie friend using ant acid to get high?

Langstone, Havant: This curious behaviour is one I witnessed this week in my garden

The Independent UK

Male elephants use deep rumbles to signal when it is time to go

Researchers found that the rumbles are initiated by the most socially integrated, and often the most dominant, males in close-knit social groups.

The Conversation

False stereotypes mean endangered animals are being protected in the wrong places

Giant panda reclining in cloudy hills eating bamboo, European bison picking their way through gloomy and lichen-draped forests and Cape mountain zebra roaming arid mountains. Ideas of how and where these species live are fixed in the public imagination, in conservation practice and even in some species’ names – but…

Newcastle Herald

Council seeks to sell biodiversity credits to supplement rates income

Port Stephens Council to boost funds from biobank credit sale.

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Florida grasshopper sparrow: scientists hail resurgence of endangered bird

Sparrows were taken into captivity after numbers dwindled – and this week experts released 1,000th bird back into wild

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What The Social Habits Of Older Animals Tell Us About Human Aging

In patterns that may sound familiar, long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep and macaques are up to in their twilight years

The Guardian - UK

How the Observer helped save Scotland’s bogs from destruction

The Flow Country is to gain Unesco world heritage status years after the area was being destroyed in a tax break scheme, and thanks to campaigners, Nigel Lawson – and this newspaper

The Guardian - UK

Where are all the bats? – alarm as numbers fall in England

Decline blamed on washout summer driving down population of insects, butterflies and moths they feed on

Latin Times

The key to tackling Florida's coral crisis might just be found off the shores of Honduras

A team of scientists looks to create an offspring from both corals since they have both thrived in similar extreme heat conditions

Evening Standard

Gardener's notebook: Moss is a friend not foe — here's how to grow a garden of it

No longer the scourge of gutters, moss gardens are the key to a climate resilient garden

The Independent UK

Hit Netflix drama series The Witcher filming criticised by Chris Packham wildlife organisation

Chris Packham’s Wild Justice concerned over role of Natural England in allowing The Witcher production at Thursley Common

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