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Study reports Europe’s first-ever population of cave fish
The cave fish was first observed in 2015 by a diver exploring the Danube-Aach cave system. Fish discovered by divers...
Wildlife charities bust hedgehog myths
Hedgehog numbers continue to decline in both rural and urban areas. Myths include the belief that hedgehogs transmit fleas to...
Skeletons evolved as seawater changed, study reveals
Artist’s impression of a Suvorevella fossil, one of the oldest known organisms with skeletal features. Development marked significant evolutionary advance...
Rising temperatures will kill coral reefs, scientists warn
Some six million people around the world fish from coral reefs and another 400 million indirectly rely upon them for...
Vessel strikes on whales ‘underestimated’
Almost 15 per cent of the humpbacks had injuries of scarring consistent with one or more vessel strikes. Findings will...
Activists outraged over Japan whale killings
Japan factory ship Nisshin Maru, which was part of the four-vessel fleet – whaling a mother and her calf. More...
Vets prevented from saving Mosul zoo animals
FOUR PAWS had managed to anaesthetise lion Simba and bear Lula and load them into transportation crates. Lion Simba and...
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New book claims badger cull is “short-sighted”
Figures published in December revealed that more than 10,000 badgers have been culled so far in efforts to prevent the...
Possible sightings of ‘extinct’ Tasmanian tiger
Pair of thylacines at Hobart Zoo. Scientists prepare for search in Queensland Australian scientists are set to begin a...
Proposals leaked for total ban on key neonicotinoids
Recent research has found a number of serious harmful effects in bees exposed to neonicotinoids. Details of draft regulations shared...