Water voles are endangered mammals in the British Isles.
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Wildlife populations continue to decline in the UK, one of the world’s most nature-deprived countries.
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Citizen science is coming of age. The data are pouring in from observations by naturalists and birders.
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If a whale comes across a patch of kelp, it may well start playing with it. This practice may also be useful to rid whales of unwanted passengers.
Doug Ford’s Greenbelt reversal may be politically painful but is vital to protecting Ontario’s biodiversity from development, seen here just outside the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve.
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In reversing his decision on the Greenbelt, Doug Ford made no mention of ecology or biodiversity, the very things the Greenbelt was created to protect.
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Nature positive is the new rallying cry to reverse environmental decline. But it could easily become greenwash – if we’re not careful.
Air pollution is the latest threat facing our insects.
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We’re making life tough for insects – and not just by swatting them away with a newspaper.
Fishermen turning a boat on Lake Victoria in Kenya. The lake is covered by the aquatic plant water hyacinth.
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The new report on alien invasive species doesn’t just concentrate on problems. It also offers solutions.
The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a notorious invasive ant species.
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Invasive ants are a major threat to biodiversity, according to a study.
Great Blue Turaco in Kibale National Park in Uganda.
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Many animal species can be detected using a simple, low tech method of collecting DNA from the environment.
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Many researchers are exploring high-tech ways to help reefs survive the climate crisis. But low-tech solutions like manually pulling out seaweed have a place too.
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Australia has almost 1.8 million farm dams – and some are home to threatened frog species
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Mistletoes are ecological keystones that boost habitat value for wildlife, so we added them to established plane trees in the inner city.
Native to South and Central America, cane toads are an invasive species in most regions they have been introduced.
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Modern ecosystems are very different to how they were just a few centuries ago.
Lionfish are an invasive species in the Caribbean.
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Not all alien species are a significant hazard to people and ecosystems.
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Marine heatwaves aren’t just on the surface. They can be at their most destructive when they sweep along the seafloor.
Reducing carbon emissions will promote health and development in Zimbabwe. Zinyange Auntony/ AFP/
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Zimbabwe’s climate action plan is on track to check emissions and promote development. Other countries can learn from it.
Ontario’s Greenbelt is a bastion of ecosystem diversity and the loss of parts of it would cause considerable harm.
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While Canada pledges $200 million to promote biodiversity, Doug Ford removes lands from the Greenbelt. Here is why we all should care.
Australian lace-lid treefrog.
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Introduced species and diseases can drive native species into smaller environmental niches – and that could mean change to how we work to conserve them.
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Echidnas are seemingly everywhere in Australia, from the Red Centre to snowy mountains. And that’s just the start of what makes them interesting
Different strategies are required to save coastlines.
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Coastlines need to be recognised as dynamic, shifting environments rather than as environments that need to be controlled and managed.