Animals
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Dartmoor zoo staff have taken delivery of mother lynx’s bedding and are waiting for recording of her calls as part of plan
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Fight in which matador, 29, died was being shown live on television while Saturday bull runs result in one death and several injuries
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New South Wales plans to ban greyhound racing from next year, and the RSPCA is bracing for an influx of dogs needing post-racing homes
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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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This week, we cheered Nasa spacecraft’s arrival at Jupiter, embraced goats as our new best friends and probed a study on fertility treatments
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A bald eagle, drought-hit alligators, and a feeding leopard are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Parliament should have consulted public before NSW premier moved to wipe out entire industry, Labor says
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Animal welfare group calls on public to rehome greyhounds as government promises detailed shutdown plan
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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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Brief letters: Political coverage | Happy schoolchildren | Cow misconception | Clare’s old tube television | Which job to apply for | Sexing up the case
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New research suggests that like dogs, goats also seek to develop social relationships with us. So perhaps we should stop eating them ...
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European commissions’ opposition to a proposed global ban will spell the beginning of a mass extinction of African elephants, warn officials from 29 African states
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
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Global or regional agreements are vital for cross-border problems such as pollution and wildlife crime, says new environment chief, Erik Solheim
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Rick Nelson, who spent years as a featherweight fighter, was walking his dog when a cub appeared in his path – followed closely by its 320lb mother
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Letters: It is inarguably urgent to save threatened species’ habitats, but inflicting pain and torture is not the answer
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In the 20 years since her birth, Dolly the Sheep has come to stand for many things, from the dangers of science to Scottish ingenuity.
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Marksman Jason Galvin took 150 shots to release the bird – later named ‘Freedom’ – that was found hanging upside down and tangled in a rope
Horse racing chief rejects call for inquiry into retired thoroughbreds