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The addition of 17 native animals to the threatened species list has increased calls for the federal government to strengthen environmental laws.

Hayling Island, Hampshire: In among the debris were several mermaid’s purses like aged leather. Identification would require hydrating them

Conservationists call for more action after reptiles, fish and birds added to list, including 10 species deemed critically endangered

Antarctica is often imagined as the last untouched wilderness. Unfortunately, avian influenza (“bird flu”) is encroaching on the icy continent. The virus has already reached the sub-Antarctic islands between the Antarctic Peninsula and South America. It’s only a matter of time before it reaches the Antarctic continent.