‘Fake news’ odours are protecting vulnerable birds and their offspring, including the banded dotterel.
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Most South African provinces are favourable for the establishment of a new invasive alien pest, which may lead to the extinction of native cycad species.
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Chimbu is a baby tree kangaroo, and he is the latest success in a complex web of international conservation.
The flightless, nocturnal and sweet-smelling kākāpō was thought to be extinct, but during the 1970s, two remnant populations were discovered. One, in Fiordland, included only males.
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New research suggests that New Zealand’s bizarre nocturnal parrot, the kākāpō, needs plant hormones to breed successfully.