Wildlife
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Over the years a large population of grey herons have made an unlikely home in urban Amsterdam. Julie Hrudova documents how the birds integrate into city life
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Country diary: Despite the proximity to the Peak District’s honeypots, a feeling of remoteness pervades here
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Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 5 June 1917: Three juveniles brought me an egg to look at and tell them what bird had laid it
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Sustainable fish is the only option if we’re not going to wipe species out. So it’s a big round of applause for new Princes tuna with the all-important blue tick, says Lucy Siegle
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Country diary: Teifi Marshes, Pembrokeshire Bilidowcar the cormorant’s called in Welsh – Billy the Ducker
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Draft decision says Australia would not, at this rate, meet interim or long-term targets in the Reef 2050 report
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Conditions over the past few years are putting stress on butterfly populations as food sources are diminished, but certain species are thriving
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In 2007, conservationists discovered a new species inhabiting a beach just behind a pub in Granity, New Zealand. But could they save it before erosion and rising waters wiped it off the face of the planet?
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The summer months are officially here for the northern hemisphere, while winter beckons for the south. We’d like to see your wildlife photos
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Country Diary: Pikestone Fell, Weardale An oystercatcher, a gaudy pied clown with crimson beak and eyes, flew straight towards us, piping hysterically
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RepuTex says ceasing all land clearing by 2030 would save between 300m and 650m tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions
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Reef conservation must not be an attempt to restore reefs of the past, but to identify the parts essential to their continued existence, and protect those
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A ‘faceless’ fish has been rediscovered by scientists on an expedition in the depths of a massive abyss in waters south of Sydney
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Expedition leader says the deep-sea fish had not been seen in waters off Australia since 1873
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Rosa King’s mother says she had always loved working at Hamerton Zoo Park, which remains closed after death
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In northern South Africa, former soldiers are fighting both the illegal wildlife trade and the twin scourges of unemployment and PTSD
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Terry Selwood, 73, from New South Wales, Australia, describes the moment a great white shark launched itself into his boat
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Country diary: The Meadows, Chester The brightest colours drew my novice eyes: a vivid yellow ladybird, a tiny blue weevil, the polished emerald of a dock beetle
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Terry Selwood was hurt when 2.7-metre shark, which weighed 200kg, leapt into his boat near Evans Head
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Originally published on 29 May 1967: I visited a ravaged wood last night towards dusk in ignorance of its fate and found trees down, small fires burning, and a great quiet
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Herons in flight, an inquisitive marmot and a blue whale are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Country diary: Martindale Hause , Lake District A tug-of-war occurs as a rook grabs one end of a crooked stick and a jackdaw just half its size seizes the other
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Country Diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire The jingle-jangle of a corn bunting rings out as skylarks criss-cross the path, chasing each other
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Environmental lawyers say advice means reef might finally be listed as a ‘world heritage site in danger’
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The autocomplete questions Why do animals go extinct? You asked Google – here’s the answer
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Changes in food distribution, rather than falling ocean temperatures, could hold key to shift towards giant lengths
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Country diary: Wenlock Edge, Shropshire This is the cow parsley moment, its blossom making foamy bow waves against hawthorn hedges along the road
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