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May 30
Macquarie Island still pest-free ten years after
Ten years after a massive pest eradication program removed all rabbits and rodents, Macquarie Island is flourishing, still pest-free.
May 3
Birdwatching is good for your mental health
People who spend time in nature, particularly birdwatching, report better wellbeing and less distress than those who don’t.
Jul 12, 2023
Artwork makes new home for marine life
Shortly after being sunk at the end of WA’s world-famous Busselton Jetty, a ceramic art sculpture has become a new home for marine life.
Jun 3, 2023
Panama grants rights to sea turtles
Panama recognises the legal right of sea turtles to exist and to flourish, and allow lawsuits should those rights be violated.
Apr 17, 2022
Cultural burns helping to save threatened koalas
The 2019–2020 bushfires saw the koala declared as endangered across most of eastern Australia. Now, cultural burns may help save them.
Feb 10, 2022
Mexico's Sinaloa state bans bullfighting
The Mexican state of Sinaloa has unanimously voted to ban bullfighting in the state, classifying it as animal cruelty.
Aug 16, 2021
Maybe sharks just aren't that into us
Drones are helping science dispel some misguided fears: it turns out shark encounters aren’t so rare and they may not be interested in us.
Apr 29, 2021
The bees are back and checking in
Bee hotels, bee stops and a honey highway are some of the techniques the Dutch are using to keep their urban bee populations steady.
Aug 14, 2020
Kenya's elephant baby boom
Amboseli National Park in Kenya is experiencing something of an elephant baby boom.
Nov 1, 2019
Natives strike back against the toad
Native animals are fighting back against the infamous deadly cane toad, which has devastated large parts of northern Australia.
Oct 31, 2019
Monitoring whales from space
Whale strandings are to be monitored from space via satellites.
Oct 18, 2019
Dogs are good for the heart
If you have a dog, and especially if you live alone, chances are you’re likely to live longer and have less risk of heart attack or stroke.
Oct 10, 2019
Birdwatching for peace of mind
For Jack Harness, the simple act of observing birds proved life-changing.
Oct 3, 2019
Saved from extinction?
A rare species of rhinos has hopefully been saved from near-extinction through IVF.
Jul 22, 2019
Pets lower stress
It’s long been thought pets are beneficial to our emotional wellbeing. Well, now it’s confirmed.
Jul 14, 2019
Off the hook
Underwater photographer and scuba diver, Jake Wilton, could tell something was wrong with “Freckles”, the manta ray.
Jul 4, 2019
India's animal lifetline
An animal welfare activist in southern India has set up an organisation that aims to save animals in urgent need of blood transfusions.
Apr 3, 2019
Bavaria's the bees knees
COMMUNITY Bavaria’s government has agreed to pass a “save the bees” law that promises to reverse insect decline after German...
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