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World’s largest platypus conservation center opens in Australia

Platypus Rescue HQ, the world's largest and first of its kind conservation centre, has welcomed its founding population as part of a project to advance understanding of the animals' reproductive biology and stem their decline in the face...

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South Africa’s shark tourism in crisis as great whites disappear

In South Africa, the release of the documentary "The Last Shark" has reopened the debate on a very worrying phenomenon, the dwindling numbers of Great Whites off the country’s coast. The documentary was filmed in Gansbaai, a coastal town...

France 24

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Anti-whaling activist arrested in Greenland on Japan warrant

Police in Greenland arrested prominent anti-whaling environmentalist Paul Watson under an international warrant issued by Japan, detaining him until August 15, authorities and his foundation said. His ship had just docked on Sunday in Nu...

France 24

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Romanian lawmakers increase bear kill quota

Romania's government has more than doubled the number of bears that park rangers can legally kill. The law was adopted during an emergency parliamentary session, and comes a week after the death of a 19-year old hiker.

Al Jazeera

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Resurgence of deadly snakes vipers cause panic in Bangladesh

A resurgence of a deadly snake species in Bangladesh has caused panic in rural communities.

Al Jazeera

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Stranded whales die on Scottish beach

An entire pod of pilot whales that was stranded on a Scottish beach died earlier this week. Many were buried too deep in the soft sand for rescuers to pull them back into the water and some had to be euthanized because they couldn’t be s...

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77 whales die in mass stranding in Scotland

Seventy-seven long-finned pilot whales have died after being stranded on an island off the north coast of Scotland, a rescue charity said. Whales can get stranded on shore for a range of reasons, such as when they lose their way or get t...

Reuters

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Stegosaurus skeleton up for auction in New York

The largest and most complete Stegosaurus skeleton ever found is up for auction in New York. The extraordinary discovery is expected to fetch up to $6 million.

Al Jazeera

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Hunting for the killers of the endangered Javan rhino

On the Indonesian island of Java, Ujung Kulon national park is the only place in the world still home to the rare Javan rhino. After police recently arrested a poaching gang who killed almost a third of the rhino population, rangers are ...

DW News

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Cross-Atlantic rower surrounded by pilot whales

A rower has described the moment he was surrounded by dozens of pilot whales during an Atlantic Ocean crossing. Tom Waddington filming the animals that seemed to be playfully following his journey.

CBC News

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Horses helping patients heal in Rome

The animals at the San Giovanni Battista Hospital in Rome help patients to take their first halting steps after trauma, strokes, and other conditions, restoring their movements and confidence.

Reuters

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First radioactive rhino horns to curb poaching in South Africa

South African scientists have injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching.

France 24

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Why one South Korean island is at war with deer

Residents of South Korea's Anma island are plagued with deer who destroy local crops and trees, and are petitioning the authorities to label the herd as "harmful wildlife" to clear the way for culling to take place.

Reuters

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Bornean elephants endangered due to human activity

Agriculture, mining, logging and other human activities on Borneo have caused elephants living on the South Asian island to become endangered, a recent assessment by wildlife experts has found.

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Sierra Leone's chimpanzees losing habitat

Sierra Leone has lost 35% of its forest cover in the past 25 years due to deforestation. Its chimpanzee population has also been decimated and is 10 times smaller now than in the 1970s. The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary is fighting to sa...

France 24

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Woman reunites with dog after wildfire evacuation

Dog owner Kortney Bell was forced to evacuate from her home in Ruidoso, New Mexico this week and flee the deadly South Fork wildfire. She was only reunited with one of her dogs, an 8-year-old pit bull named Capone, days later.

Reuters

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Two beluga whales evacuated to Spain from war-torn Ukraine

Two beluga whales have been evacuated from an aquarium in war-torn Ukraine to Spain by road and plane in a "high-risk" operation, officials at their new home said.

France 24

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Sturgeon reintroduced to Swedish waters

Atlantic sturgeon are being reintroduced to Swedish waters with the help of scientists and advocates nearly 100 years after they died out in the region.

Reuters

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'Cicadapocalypse' — a rare natural event explained

It’s a natural event of biblical proportions: the biggest "invasion" of cicadas in over 200 years has hit the United States. Two so-called "broods" are emerging from the ground at the same time, creating massive swarms as loud as lawnmow...

DW News

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How does China's panda diplomacy work?

Native to China, pandas have through the years become "envoys of friendship," earning China's outreach to countries it gifts the animals to the name of panda diplomacy. They have also been used to show Chinese anger.

Reuters

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Climate change 'feminizing' Malaysian sea turtles

On a secluded Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and moved them to a shady, cooler location, in response to fears by researchers that warmer weather is leading to fewer male ...

Reuters

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Can Pakistan’s Indus River dolphins be saved?

Once believed to be extinct, the ancient mammal has started to make a comeback, but the risks remain grave and may be growing.

Al Jazeera

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Endangered wild horses return to Kazakhstan

Przewalski's horses have returned to the steppes of Kazakhstan after nearly 200 years, part of an ambitious scheme to reintroduce the world's last wild horses to their original habitats.

Reuters

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Thailand monkeys rounded up and placed in captivity

To some, they’re rascals. To others, they're a dangerous menace. But the wild monkeys of Lopburi in central Thailand, are finally being rounded up and placed in captivity. At one stage they had formed gangs, fighting turf wars for contro...

Al Jazeera

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China's captive giant pandas return to the wild

Chinese scientists at a giant panda sanctuary in Ya’an say efforts to introduce the captive-bred bears back into the wild are “paying off” and that the wild giant panda population is growing.

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Designer uses mealworms to help create furniture

British designer William Eliot is getting some help from mealworms for an innovative design project, creating novel pieces of furniture while also recycling polystyrene, an otherwise hard to dispose of material.

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Iceland permits whaling amid animal welfare criticism

Iceland has issued a new license to its sole remaining whaling company, enabling it to continue hunting this season, the government said on Tuesday (June 11), drawing a sharp response from campaigners seeking to protect the animals.

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Chile's Humboldt penguins could face extinction, experts warn

The Humboldt penguin population has dramatically decreased in areas along the central coast of Chile, making them one of the most vulnerable of the world's 18 penguin species and putting them at risk of extinction, experts warn.

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Over 1,000 exotic animals perish in Thailand market fire

More than a thousand exotic animals, reptiles and pets perished in a sprawling market in Thailand's capital Bangkok after a fire ripped through over a hundred shops in the early hours of Tuesday (June 11), authorities said.

Reuters

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Spiders as big as a human palm spreading in parts of U.S.

They have four-inch legs, bright yellow stripes and the ability to 'fly' several kilometres through the air. But while Joro spiders aren't as dangerous as they look, some experts are still concerned about the spread of this invasive spec...

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