Wildlife
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Study finds disappearance of kelp from waters near Coffs Harbour coincided with a 0.6 degree temperature rise that attracted increased numbers of hungry fish
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Deforestation near Coffs Harbour coincided with 0.6C temperature rise, which had ‘catastrophic’ effect of attracting fish
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The return of the bittern and common crane to the Norfolk Broads gives reason for optimism
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For one animal charity, the retailer’s bouncing boxer represents a clear and present danger. For others, it’s finally good news for badgers …
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Spanning Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia and home to 4,700 species, the Pantanal wetlands are under threat from deforestation and agriculture. But local people are taking on the challenge to protect this unique region
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Ocupando um território que se estende por Brasil, Paraguai e Bolívia e abriga 4,700 espécies, o Pantanal é ameaçado pelo desmatamento e pela agropecuária. Mas alguns de seus habitantes encaram o desafio de proteger essa região única
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Habitantes locales del Pantanal, que abarca a tres países y alberga a 4,700 especies, luchan contra los estragos causados por la deforestación y la agricultura
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Country diary: Airedale, West Yorkshire Far from being robust birds, these visitors from Scandinavia can suffer terribly when the temperature drops
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Italy’s hedgehog hospital, starlings in flight and a comical fox are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Country Diary: Langstone, Hampshire The unfed arachnids were red-brown and as tiny as sesame seeds, the fully engorged ones like glossy grey pearls
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Scientists believe the animals have been infected with the disfiguring disease for centuries and pose little risk to humans today
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To celebrate the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s 70th anniversary, we asked you to share pictures of wetlands around the UK. From incoming flocks to frolicking otters, here are some of our favourites
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Numbers pass the level deemed viable for the raptor’s long-term survival but it remains missing from a third of its traditional territories
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Country Diary: Riseley, Bedfordshire Nissen huts stored ammunition here, hidden by tall elms whose offspring are just bushes, cursed with perpetual youth
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Caper whites descend on state’s south-east – only to be replaced by plague of flies as temperatures climb to 38 degrees
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Algae on drifting plastic waste gives off a sulfur compound which smells similar to the krill many marine birds feed on, researchers have discovered
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William Beaton took his first egg at the age of five in 1948 and had illegally collected hundreds more since, court told
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Environment 360: From rapid genetic analysis to spectrography, high-tech advances in forensics are being used to track down and prosecute perpetrators of the illegal wildlife trade
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The nailbiting showdown between the racer snakes and baby iguana of Fernandina island on the BBC nature show was already impressive – but then the internet got hold of it …
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Country diary: Waltham Brooks, West Sussex The bird bobs its squat body up and down, then launches low across the water, the light catching its shimmering back
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Plane gets priority landing after large serpent appears on ceiling of the cabin before dropping to the floor
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New South Wales government is failing to protect koalas by allowing further land clearing, logging and habitat destruction, National Parks Association says
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Abolishing debt-based currency isn’t a new idea, but it could hold the secret to ending our economies’ environmentally damaging addiction to growth
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For centuries scientists dismissed birds as dumb based on physical differences in their brains. How wrong we were.
Country diary Why our hearts go out to Sherwood's ancient oak