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‘Divorce’ in songbirds: extreme weather pushes couples past breaking point

Like humans, many animals form lasting monogamous relationships. Most birds pair up to produce and raise offspring together over many years. However, as with humans, they also commonly “divorce” – terminating the pair bond well before the death of either partner.

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Iconic species in Scotland under threat from breeding of game birds

GAMEBIRDS such as pheasants and partridges could be threatening the capercaillie which is potentially facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal ...

The National (Scotland)

Stranded fin whale becomes ‘icy monument’ outside Anchorage

The frozen carcass of the 47-foot fin whale has become a major attraction since the mammal washed ashore last weekend.

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Convincing sharks that surfers aren't seals might be the way to avoid attacks

Dozens of unprovoked shark bites are reported in ocean waters around the US every year. But preventing incidents has proven tricky

The Independent UK

‘Catastrophic’ marine heatwaves are killing sealife and causing mass disruption to UK fisheries

Targeted research must be launched urgently to save sea creatures and plant life, oceanography centre warns

The Guardian - UK

Emperor penguin that travelled 3,000km to West Australian beach begins long journey home

Gus gained 3.5kg during his 20-day stopover before being released back into the Southern Ocean on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

‘Cate Blanchett looks stylish in a bee-suit’: Martha Kearney on her wild new interview series

The former Today presenter has swapped news coverage for grilling the famous on their love of nature while out walking

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The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters

The Bahamas says it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation

The Independent UK

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia has been released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach

The Independent UK

Country diary: A snowy blow-in brings a blizzard of visitors

Hayling Island, Hampshire: Unperturbed by the fuss it had caused, this snow bunting shambled across the shingle, picking at seeds and sipping from a puddle of rainwater

The Guardian - UK

New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll

Imagine you are a blue whale swimming up the California coast, as you do every spring. You are searching for krill in the Santa Barbara Channel, a zone that teems with fish, kelp forests, seagrass beds and other undersea life, but also vibrates with noise from ship traffic. Suddenly, the…

The Conversation

Reduce whale-ship strikes by making 2.6% of ocean surface safer, study says

Researchers identify collision hotspots around world but reveal almost all these lack preventive measures

The Guardian - UK

Coral spawning program hailed a great success for reef

Scientists have used an Australian-made coral restoration technique called Coral IVF to boost the outcome of the Great Barrier Reef's annual coral spawning.

AAP

A Bornean orangutan on a fearless quest for figs: Tim Laman’s best photograph

‘While it was dark, I climbed up and put remote control cameras in the tree. I’d never have got the shot if I’d been up there. An orangutan always knows you’re there’

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Increased Thames seal sightings could be 'new normal' says expert, as warning issued to Londoners

Dog owners have been asked to keep their pets on leashes

The Conversation

Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological oceanographer John A. Gittings and an international group of researchers have found an example of this phenomenon in the Indian…

The Guardian - UK

Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study

Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings

Evening Standard

Australian reptile park wants public's help to 'milk' deadly spiders

150 funnel-web spiders are needed to help create lifesaving antivenom

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Crowd forms on Alaskan beach after giant whale carcass washes ashore

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal’s death

The Independent UK

Lonely dolphin in Baltic Sea may be talking to itself

‘Self-talk’ may be byproduct of intrinsic need for social interaction, researchers say

Al Jazeera

Parts of Great Barrier Reef record highest coral deaths due to heat, storms

Up to 72 percent of coral found dead on 12 of 19 surveyed reefs in the north of the world’s largest living structure.

Radio France Internationale

French NGO calls for international protection zone for whale sharks

A French environmental organisation is advocating for the creation of an international protection zone for the whale shark in the South Atlantic – between Cape Verde and Saint Helena. The project has recently gained the support of the sailing community through the Vendée Globe Foundation.

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The redwings have arrived – but why are they so skittish?

Monsal Dale, Derbyshire: Of the five common thrushes that call Britain home, these are the most unpredictable and least approachable

International Business Times

Parts Of Great Barrier Reef Suffer Highest Coral Mortality On Record

Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.

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Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Australia's carbon projects are doing little to conserve the nation's most threatened species whose habitat is mostly on privately owned agricultural land.

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