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Country diary: The biggest burst of partridges I’ve seen on the farm. We must be doing something right

Brigg, Lincolnshire: As my attention turns to drilling next year’s cash crops, I create a disturbance out in the fields

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

The black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the year

Fondly known as the ‘goth’ of New Zealand’s bird world, the black robin now has a population of 350 adults thanks to a pioneering breeding programme

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21

Outfoxed: How well do you know your native animals? Australians’ questionable quoll knowledge exposed

About one in six NSW, QLD and Vic residents think foxes are native animals and a third believe quolls are introduced, survey shows

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20

Christmas Trees Aid Fish Habitat: Discarded evergreens feed fish; anglers track sites by GPS

In a unique recycling initiative, discarded Christmas trees and vegetation are submerged underwater to form vital fish habitats. This innovative program improves lake environments that lack natural cover and food sources. As these materials decompose, they nurture insects and microorganisms, which in turn support a thriving aquatic food chain, benefitting…

The Times of India · Sep 18

Venomous sea snake returns to California beach after 8 years

A venomous yellow-bellied sea snake washed ashore at Crystal Cove, California. This marks the first such sighting in the state since 2018. Scientists believe warm ocean waters and shifting currents brought the reptile north. Experts advise the public to avoid handling the snake and report sightings. This unusual event offers…

The Times of India · Sep 18

Bulgaria released 61 Griffon Vultures after 60 years, with 42 chicks fledging 10 years later

Bulgaria successfully reintroduced Griffon Vultures to Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park after a sixty-year absence. Conservationists released sixty-one birds from various European locations to aid this reintroduction effort. These efforts resulted in forty-two chicks fledging in the wild between 2015 and 2020. The local population grew to approximately fifty-five to seventy…

The Times of India · Sep 18

Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species

Fish and Wildlife Service memo calls for change in what it means to ‘take’ an endangered species

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

64 Milu deer moved to China reserve; 36 fled in 1998, population still tops 500

The Père David’s deer, or Milu, had disappeared from the wild in China by the early 20th century, making its later return an unusual conservation story. In 1993 and 1994, 64 Milu were transferred to the Hubei Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve, an island reserve along the Yangtze River. Then,…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Anna’s hummingbirds were absent from Portland before 1968, but later became common birds

Anna's hummingbirds have expanded their range across the Pacific Northwest region. These small birds established populations in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Numbers remained low for decades before rising rapidly from the late 1990s. Introduced plants and ornamental gardens aided this significant population growth. Climate change may have also supported…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Only 25 oryx returned to Chad in 2016; the population now exceeds 600

In 2016, just 25 scimitar-horned oryx were flown from Abu Dhabi to Chad, marking the first time the species had set foot in the wild since it vanished there in the 1980s. Since then, according to Sahara Conservation and the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi, 285 oryx have been released into…

The Times of India · Sep 17