Wildlife
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Country diary: South Uist If the oystercatchers had sounded anxious, the new arrival sounds almost desperate, for its call has a panicky breathlessness about it
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Two predatory species are added to IUCN Red List of endangered species as pressure from fishing sees their populations fall by half in the last 75 years
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Search is under way for two-year-old male Flaviu, who chewed through the wall of his enclosure hours after arriving at zoo
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Around 90% of the world’s stocks are now fully or overfished and production is set to increase further by 2025, according to report from UN’s food body
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About 90% of forests off the western coast were wiped out between 2011 and 2013, posing a threat to biodiversity and the marine economy, say scientists
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ENDS report: Campaigners welcome decision to turn down National Farming Union’s application for ‘emergency’ use of neonicotinoids for oil seed rape
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Western Australia’s government is seeking the power to approve activities that could ‘take or disturb’ an endangered species
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Authorities to remove carcass of humpback whale on Honeycombs beach because it is a popular surf location and decomposing animal could attract sharks
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Finding a new creature such as the swimming centipede is to be celebrated. But it doesn’t make up for the ones we’re constantly losing
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Whether July signals the heights of summer or depths of winter where you are in the world, we’d like to see your photos of this month’s wildlife near you
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For me, it’s like drinking coffee: it’s an energy boost
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Fruit bats, Joshua trees and thousands of flamingos are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Before she set to work, Kate Bradbury’s new garden lay under a life-suppressing layer of decking and stones. One year on, this small plot is already starting to burst into life
How sea otters help save the planet