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Garden feeding is ‘shaping bird communities’

Garden feeding is ‘shaping bird communities’

Today, a broader range of species are commonly seen at feeders, with particularly marked changes in goldfinches and wood pigeons....

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Time to make bees a top priority

It was not until I tuned into BBC Radio 3 yesterday to listen to the Classical Breakfast programme, that I was told...

David Watson
Researchers propose rethink of ‘endangered species’ definition

Researchers propose rethink of ‘endangered species’ definition

The researchers applied the ‘demographic safe space’ concept to the case of the Asian elephant. Demographic safe space could save...

Wildlife Editor
Researchers study potential cancer suppression in cetaceans

Researchers study potential cancer suppression in cetaceans

Researchers sequenced and assembled the genome of a humpback whale. Findings could help find new treatments for human cancers  A...

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Three lions rescued from ‘Europe’s worst zoo’

Three lions rescued from ‘Europe’s worst zoo’

The lions are enjoying their new surroundings at the FELIDA Big Cat Centre in the Netherlands. Lenci, Zhaku and Bobby...

Wildlife Editor
World-first brain surgery performed on kākāpō parrot

World-first brain surgery performed on kākāpō parrot

The young chick is said to have made a ‘remarkable recovery’ from the surgery. Endangered chick has made a ‘remarkable...

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