MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard. David Stein called Reptile Relocation Sydney last week after watching around six snakes slither into the mulch. He learned from an internet search that pregnant, known […]
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Norway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon
Norway’s environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat”. With yearly exports of 1.2m tonnes, Norway is the largest producer of farmed salmon in the world. But its wild salmon population has fallen from more than a million […]
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Kenya revives poisoning campaign to curb invasive Indian house crows
NAIROBI ― Introduced to East Africa in 1891, in Zanzibar, to deal with domestic food waste, Indian house crows are now wreaking havoc in Kenya: killing native small birds, likely spreading disease, damaging food crops, and generally being a nuisance at tourist spots, open-space parties and businesses. The country is now battling millions of invasive […]
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Clayton Man Pleads No Contest to Poaching Pronghorn Antelope in Modoc County, Loses Hunting Privileges
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, along with the Modoc County District Attorney’s Office, has recently concluded a poaching investigation that led to significant repercussions for the perpetrator, as per an announcement made by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Details emerged of the case involving Earnest Davis, a 53-year-old Clayton resident, […]
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Carnivorous marsupials, cryptic birds and feral cats: wildlife cameras capture life on a Queensland cattle station
Frame by frame, the wildlife living on a Queensland cattle station are revealed. A long-eared bilby is caught mid-hop on a gibber plain, the name given to the densely packed rocks of the desert pavement. The eyes of an endangered kowari – a palm-sized carnivorous marsupial with a bottle-brush tail – glow an eerie white. […]
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Humpback whale song and human language are more similar than you might think. Here’s why
Humpback whale song is structured in a similar way to human language – with shorter sounds used far more often than more complex ones – a structure which helps infants quickly learn how to communicate from their elders in both species. Across languages and whale song, some words, or word-like elements, are used frequently while […]
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Owl be back! Adorable owl returns EVERY NIGHT to visit the man who saved its life and nursed it back to health
Adorable footage has shown a faithful owl making nightly visits to the man who saved its life and nursed it back to health. Tiberius, a Tawny owl, was found starving on a military barracks parade ground in Plymouth by animal lover Mark Foden in June 2024. The retired 63-year-old formed a special bond with the […]
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“How do I love thee” – Birds that is – Let us count the many ways
I love birds, and bird watching. As I watch the birds, I can tune out all the city noise as I sit quietly in a green space, slowing my breathing so as not to disturb the birds. Would they even hear my breathing? Probably not! I try to relax, and let nature envelop me…. It […]