St Dominic, Tamar Valley: Leaves are filling up the tracks, glimmering in the murky shade, and our garden grows ever-more wild in the dry, mild weather

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21.11.2024

UK failing animals with just one welfare inspector for every 878 farms – report | Farm animals | The Guardian

Only 2.5% of more than 300,000 farms were inspected at least once in 2022 and 2023, researchers find

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20.11.2024

Cock-a-doodle-don’t: man fined over cockerel’s morning noise | Hampshire | The Guardian

Harold Brown, 80, given £200 penalty after Hampshire neighbours complained of crowing he said was a ‘croak’

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20.11.2024

Four monkeys still free weeks after escaping South Carolina facility | South Carolina | The Guardian

Two more rhesus macaques trapped after 43 primates fled compound that breeds them for medical research

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20.11.2024

Country Diary: Flushing out barn owls with an explosive sneeze | Birds | The Guardian

Frome, Somerset: Not for the first time have I accidentally disturbed a slumbering owl – this one from its perch on a squat church tower

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20.11.2024

Carcass of giant fin whale draws scores of onlookers to Alaska beach | Alaska | The Guardian

Endangered whale measuring 47ft washes up in Anchorage as scientists seek explanation for animal’s death

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19.11.2024

Country diary: The redwings have arrived – but why are they so skittish? | Birds | The Guardian

Monsal Dale, Derbyshire: Of the five common thrushes that call Britain home, these are the most unpredictable and least approachable

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18.11.2024

New Orleans’ elusive Scrim the dog once again on the lam after daring escape | New Orleans | The Guardian

Terrier is a break-out star on social media after absconding from the second-story window of his guardian’s house

Guardian Book Blog

18.11.2024

How a fatal bear attack led an Italian commune to rally against rewilding | Italy | The Guardian

Brown bears, introduced into Trentino province 20 years ago, have begun to clash with the local human population

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18.11.2024

The bee project helping to tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

Loved by tourists, elephants are, however, often loathed by farmers. A long-running project is using African honeybees to deter elephants, reducing clashes with humans

Guardian Book Blog

18.11.2024

Police track down unlikely shoe thief from Japanese kindergarten | Japan | The Guardian

Officers installed security cameras to get to the bottom of the thefts, and ended up uncovering a four-legged culprit

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17.11.2024

White horse that bolted through London traffic returns to royal duties | UK news | The Guardian

Equine charity says Vida has recovered ‘physically and emotionally’ while under their care in the countryside

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17.11.2024

‘We’ve become distrustful of each other’: Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer on Trump, rural America and resistance | Economics | The Guardian

Her last book sold 2m copies. Now the Native American ecologist is taking on capitalism. She talks about how the ‘gift economy’ could heal divisions across the US

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17.11.2024

New Hampshire animal shelter struggles to house 1,000 mice | New Hampshire | The Guardian

After a man surrendered his rodents, the shelter is grappling with a rapidly multiplying mouse problem

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16.11.2024

Future of several RSPB nature reserves at risk as charity cuts costs | RSPB | The Guardian

Some cafes and visitor centres to close with job losses while reserves in Suffolk and Hertfordshire among those in peril

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16.11.2024

Curious case of the missing monkeys turns spotlight on South Carolina lab | South Carolina | The Guardian

Eight of the 43 macaques that escaped from facility breeding primates for medical research are still at large

Guardian Book Blog

16.11.2024

‘A force for everything he represented’: Ronald Blythe’s home to become nature reserve | Wildlife | The Guardian

The Akenfield writer’s ancient Essex farmhouse will be opened up as a sanctuary for people and wildlife

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16.11.2024

Pregnant cow rescued after getting stuck in swimming pool in Rutland | Animals | The Guardian

The 600kg animal was in the deep end and it took Leicestershire firefighters three hours to get her out safely

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16.11.2024

Tennessee police officer charged for allegedly fatally shooting seven dogs | Tennessee | The Guardian

Connor Brackin, 24, reportedly quit job after alleged killing of animals whose wellbeing he was sent to check on

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15.11.2024

Week in wildlife in pictures: a very lost penguin, cloned baby lemurs and a mystery mollusc | Environment | The Guardian

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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15.11.2024

Scottish conservation agency accused of undermining law to protect birds of prey | Scotland | The Guardian

NatureScot to allow shooting estates to greatly reduce area of grouse moors affected by licensing regime

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15.11.2024

My moth hell has given me sympathy for all fellow sufferers – even the 1% | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett | The Guardian

When infestations affect Notting Hill billionaires, it reminds you that it’s the little winged bastards who truly own this city, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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15.11.2024

My greyhound Basil is an awkward loner weirdo – now I know how my parents felt | Patrick Lenton | The Guardian

My mum and dad eventually realised I was happy being a little freak. And so is Basil

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14.11.2024

South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity | South Africa | The Guardian

Biggest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa, Four Paws animal charity says

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14.11.2024

Marine biologists discover new sea slug species off Pacific coast | California | The Guardian

California researchers found ‘mystery mollusc’ in deep-sea midnight zone after initially observing it 20 years ago

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14.11.2024

Fireworks blamed for baby red panda’s death at Edinburgh zoo | Animal welfare | The Guardian

Royal Zoological Society of Scotland calls for tougher laws after three-month-old Roxie dies from Bonfire Night stress

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14.11.2024

Pint-sized crustacean named after New Zealand brewery to boost interest in marine life | New Zealand | The Guardian

Tiny isopod is dubbed Pentaceration forkandbrewer in push to engage community with climate-threatened life in local waters

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14.11.2024

Country diary: Even just a glimpse of a crested tit is a gift | Birds | The Guardian

Abernethy, Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands: The tits are gathering into their winter flocks – and from among them comes a high trill, almost like a giggle

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13.11.2024

Wild bird numbers continue ‘alarming’ decline in UK, Defra figures show | Birds | The Guardian

All bird species have declined in number, after suffering habitat loss, pesticide use, climate breakdown and bird flu

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13.11.2024

Koala deaths almost double in housing developments in south-western Sydney, data shows | Animal welfare | The Guardian

Conservationists demand action from Minns government after ‘alarming’ rise in deaths of female koalas and joeys

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13.11.2024

Birdwatch: a close encounter with a flying rhino in Borneo | Birdwatching | The Guardian

Even among other sightings including orangutans, the rhinoceros hornbill was the highlight of the trip

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12.11.2024

LED lights on underside of surfboards may deter great white shark attacks | Sharks | The Guardian

Australian-led study using seal-shaped decoys finds lighting disrupts ability of predators to see silhouettes against sunlight above

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12.11.2024

LED lights on surfboards or kayaks may deter shark attacks, researchers say – video | Sharks | The Guardian

Researchers attached lights to seal-shaped decoys and observed the way sharks responded

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12.11.2024

Louisiana governor criticized over live tiger show at university football game | Louisiana | The Guardian

Jeff Landry outrages animal activists after importing Bengal tiger from Florida for on-field tradition

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09.11.2024

Elephants can wash with a hose – and sabotage shower time, scientists say | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

An elephant at Berlin zoo used its trunk to interrupt flow of water from hose used by another elephant

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09.11.2024

Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth in ‘major milestone’ for conservationists | US news | The Guardian

Antonia the ferret becomes first cloned animal of an endangered species to successfully produce offspring in US

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08.11.2024

Forty-three monkeys at large in South Carolina after escaping research facility | South Carolina | The Guardian

Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animals

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08.11.2024

Death threats, bodyguards and a Farc commander called Smurf: living dangerously with Colombia’s nature defenders | Cop16 | The Guardian

Leading Colombian conservationists share their experiences working in the most dangerous country to fight for wildlife

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08.11.2024

Activists fear Florida enshrining right to fish and hunt will lead to trophy hunting | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Critics say amendment 2 is intentionally ‘open to applying chicanery’ and outdated hunting practices

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08.11.2024

Country Diary: A quiet autumn for acorns so far – but this oak tree is being productive | Trees and forests | The Guardian

Lagan Valley, County Antrim: In the low light of the woods, the fungi are faring better than the jays and grey squirrels

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Country diary: A time of muted colours and luminosity in the valley | Trees and forests | The Guardian

UK failing animals with just one welfare inspector for every 878 farms – report | Farm animals | The Guardian

Cock-a-doodle-don’t: man fined over cockerel’s morning noise | Hampshire | The Guardian

Four monkeys still free weeks after escaping South Carolina facility | South Carolina | The Guardian

Country Diary: Flushing out barn owls with an explosive sneeze | Birds | The Guardian

Carcass of giant fin whale draws scores of onlookers to Alaska beach | Alaska | The Guardian

Country diary: The redwings have arrived – but why are they so skittish? | Birds | The Guardian

New Orleans’ elusive Scrim the dog once again on the lam after daring escape | New Orleans | The Guardian

How a fatal bear attack led an Italian commune to rally against rewilding | Italy | The Guardian

The bee project helping to tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

Police track down unlikely shoe thief from Japanese kindergarten | Japan | The Guardian

White horse that bolted through London traffic returns to royal duties | UK news | The Guardian

‘We’ve become distrustful of each other’: Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer on Trump, rural America and resistance | Economics | The Guardian

New Hampshire animal shelter struggles to house 1,000 mice | New Hampshire | The Guardian

Future of several RSPB nature reserves at risk as charity cuts costs | RSPB | The Guardian

Curious case of the missing monkeys turns spotlight on South Carolina lab | South Carolina | The Guardian

‘A force for everything he represented’: Ronald Blythe’s home to become nature reserve | Wildlife | The Guardian

Pregnant cow rescued after getting stuck in swimming pool in Rutland | Animals | The Guardian

Tennessee police officer charged for allegedly fatally shooting seven dogs | Tennessee | The Guardian

Week in wildlife in pictures: a very lost penguin, cloned baby lemurs and a mystery mollusc | Environment | The Guardian

Scottish conservation agency accused of undermining law to protect birds of prey | Scotland | The Guardian

My moth hell has given me sympathy for all fellow sufferers – even the 1% | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett | The Guardian

My greyhound Basil is an awkward loner weirdo – now I know how my parents felt | Patrick Lenton | The Guardian

South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity | South Africa | The Guardian

Marine biologists discover new sea slug species off Pacific coast | California | The Guardian

Fireworks blamed for baby red panda’s death at Edinburgh zoo | Animal welfare | The Guardian

Pint-sized crustacean named after New Zealand brewery to boost interest in marine life | New Zealand | The Guardian

Country diary: Even just a glimpse of a crested tit is a gift | Birds | The Guardian

Wild bird numbers continue ‘alarming’ decline in UK, Defra figures show | Birds | The Guardian

Koala deaths almost double in housing developments in south-western Sydney, data shows | Animal welfare | The Guardian

Birdwatch: a close encounter with a flying rhino in Borneo | Birdwatching | The Guardian

LED lights on underside of surfboards may deter great white shark attacks | Sharks | The Guardian

LED lights on surfboards or kayaks may deter shark attacks, researchers say – video | Sharks | The Guardian

Louisiana governor criticized over live tiger show at university football game | Louisiana | The Guardian

Elephants can wash with a hose – and sabotage shower time, scientists say | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth in ‘major milestone’ for conservationists | US news | The Guardian

Forty-three monkeys at large in South Carolina after escaping research facility | South Carolina | The Guardian

Death threats, bodyguards and a Farc commander called Smurf: living dangerously with Colombia’s nature defenders | Cop16 | The Guardian

Activists fear Florida enshrining right to fish and hunt will lead to trophy hunting | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Country Diary: A quiet autumn for acorns so far – but this oak tree is being productive | Trees and forests | The Guardian

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