Wildlife
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Stephen Moss on the fickle month of March, which can bring sunshine, snow and unexpected birds
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Hunters association questions government data behind temporary ban on hunting secretive and nocturnal big cats
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Letters: Unfortunately, a vast protected area is not the most efficient measure for protecting what needs to be protected
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African penguin chicks, an Arctic weasel and Australia’s little red flying foxes are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Its claws were in my knees, my neck, my chest. Its jaw stretched over my head from my hairline to the back of my skull
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Illegal fishing controlled by organised crime is a growing menace, offering big rewards for low risk. But the seaborne raiders have a new force to contend with. An army of amateur sleuths are spending their holidays fighting back
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The dead eagles were found on 20 February and were thought to have fallen victim to a disease – but now officials say ‘these were human-caused deaths’
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Increase in numbers poached in Namibia and Zimbabwe offset reduction in South Africa, with 1,338 killed continent-wide, IUCN figures show
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee questions whether cuts to environment department budget would allow it to operate effectively in future
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A greater one-horned rhino has been successfully moved to a new home in Bardia national park. The healthy adult male is the first of 30 rhinos to be ‘translocated’ from Chitwan national park over the next two years to secure a second, viable breeding population
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Project by RSPB and clean tech firm Anesco to boost wildlife at solar farms in England and Wales will help species including turtle doves and skylarks
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Centres, which rely on thousands of volunteers and are described as ‘eyes and ears’ of natural world, told contract ending early
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Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 11 March 1916: From end to end the sky was as if it was being warmed over a thousand dying fires
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Researchers find Sumatran orangutans living at higher altitudes but critically endangered status unlikely to change
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How many Sumatran orangutans are there? More than we thought but fewer than there were.
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It was amazing to see the comments roll in, from friends and strangers, saying, ‘I can’t believe you missed that, Greg’
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Camera-shy gorillas, the world’s biggest owl and grey-shanked doucs are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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US federal government says recovery of national park population to more than 700 is a ‘historic success’ but conservationists say move is premature
Shortcuts Bread is off the menu – so what should we feed the ducks now?