Wildlife
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Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in marine science program gives students insight into reality of the field
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Drum lines were set in the wake of the attack on Ben Gerring and a 4.2m-long great white was caught shortly afterwards
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Moths’ role as pollinators is disrupted in brightly lit urban areas, finds research
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Officials have removed 61 live tigers from Tiger Temple in ongoing operation after allegations of wildlife trafficking
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The killing of Harambe after a child fell into his enclosure at Cincinnati zoo was a tragedy. Lethal force is not the only way to deal with these reasoning animals
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Northern Queensland MPs at loggerheads after Warren Entsch said the attack in the Daintree national park was the result of ‘human stupidity’
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Several new species of peacock spider – just a few millimetres long and featuring extraordinary colours – have been discovered in Western Australia and South Australia
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Lifeguards shut down Corona Del Mar state beach after attack on swimmer who suffered large bite marks on her upper torso and shoulder
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Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 2 June 1916: Out of the mass of noisy hovering birds a score or more at a time dived head-long, splashing up the water as they struck
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Discarded plastic six-pack rings trap and kill fish and other sea life. Could holders made from wheat and barley be an animal-friendly alternative?
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Deep sea scientists exploring the remote waters between Hawaii and Midway atoll find a gigantic sea sponge “about the size of a minivan” that could be the oldest animal on earth
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Scientists find immense creature 2,100m below surface of the ocean; researcher says it is ‘probably in the order of centuries to millennia old’
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Police say air rifle used to kill two young geese, three ducks and a moorhen in Hartley Wintney
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Country diary: Strathnairn, Highlands In all the years we had lived here, we had never had a squirrel in the garden. This has been the subject of much friendly banter in the village shop
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Mountain goats, beavers and whooping cranes are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Top conservationists criticise the proposal – announced just days after neighbouring South Africa dropped its bid for legal trade – saying it will open the gates for a black market
EU referendum reality check What has the EU ever done for my … fellow creatures?