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Dead dugong raises concerns over fishing practices in Great Barrier ReefLacerations and scratches on animal found north of Townsville suggest entanglement with fishing net or line, say researchers
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Grizzly bear kills cyclist riding forest trail in MontanaAuthorities are searching for the bear after victim was attacked near a campground just outside Glacier national park
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Climate change is disrupting seasonal behaviour of Britain's wildlifeGlobal warming is causing breeding and migration cycles of related plants and animals to fall out of sync with potential impacts on entire ecosystems, research shows
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Brian Moss obituaryEnvironmental scientist who worked on lake restoration globally as well as in the UK, most notably on the Norfolk Broads
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Thanks to CO2 emissions, the smell of the sea is changingChanges to ocean pH mean that some organisms struggle to make shells. Now, the ability to detect crucial chemical signals is also being altered for some species
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New York's whales to be studied for the first timeScientists hope new information will help protect the little-understood whale population that feeds and travels through the city’s waters
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Cecil the lion's legacy: death brings new hope for his grandcubsCecil’s death could spark a global rethink on how to protect lions – ending Africa’s dependence on hunting revenues to sustain wildlife habitats and crucial conservation projects
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Rescuers attempt to untangle blue whale trapped in crab nets off CaliforniaAlarm raised after animal was spotted raising its head out of the water off the coast of Orange county
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Diligent insects in the summer gardenCountry diary: Allendale, Northumberland There’s a low hum from bumblebees foraging deep inside the comfrey flowers
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Every year the north African species arrives in Britain in its thousands. As with many other visitors to our shores we would be poorer off without themThe flight of the painted lady butterfly shows migration in all its beauty
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I'll be damned! Beavers are Devon’s latest visitor attractionAfter an absence from England of at least 500 years, beavers have been found living in the wild in east Devon. But the rodents aren’t keen on the spotlight
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Orphaned tree kangaroo is all grown up and going to live in SingaporeMakaia was raised in Adelaide zoo by a yellow-footed rock wallaby but is on his way to Singapore zoo, hopefully to mate with a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo
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Unfettered heathlands of the New ForestCountry diary: Dibden Purlieu Dusty paths of sun-baked sand provide firm routes into the heathland, widened by walkers seeking peace in the green lung of the forest
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100 years ago: Winds and heavy showers take their toll of insect lifeOriginally published in the Manchester Guardian on 1 July 1916: The small blue butterflies are struck down onto the dripping bents
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How the dormouse is returning to England’s hedgerows after 100 yearsMoves to save the species from extinction could herald the reintroduction of wolves and sea eagles
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Me and my garden: ‘We had six weeks to turn a dog toilet into a community garden’Carole Wright is an urban beekeeper and gardener in south London
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The week in wildlife – in picturesFeasting jackals, Yellowstone’s grizzly bears and delicate pick roseate spoonbills are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Rare moth faces extinction at its last site in EnglandDark bordered beauty moths have declined by over 90% at their last stronghold near York due to sheep grazing and habitat loss
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We learned how to track bilbies and we saw a burrow! This is amazing!Yukultji Napangarti was riding shot gun in the front car. She not only saw a bilby track 15 feet away, she could also tell from the tracks which exact bilby it was
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