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Elephants are rapidly evolving without tusks to escape ivory poachers, study finds
A new study, published today in Science, provides powerful evidence that human activities are driving rapid evolution of animals. Anna Salleh ABC…
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Hunting in England exempt from ‘rule of six’ Covid-19 restrictions
Grouse shooting and hunting with guns in England are among outdoor activities exempted from the government’s “rule of six” coronavirus…
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Scotland’s grouse shooting estates are waging a war on wildlife that must stop – Robbie Marsland
Over 15 months, a professional surveyor spent 128 days walking 404 square kilometres of land on seven Scottish shooting estates.…
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The Great Lakes depend on ice.
The region comes alive during winter. Alejundra Borunda National Geographic But both culture and the economy suffer when the cold…
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Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf killed by poachers
Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said on Tuesday, in a major…
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Sir David Jason joins Mirror campaign to outlaw ‘senseless’ trophy hunting
Open All Hours star Sir David Jason has slammed trophy hunting as the “most senseless kind of animal cruelty”. Nada…
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China’s new ‘super camera’ can instantly pinpoint specific targets among tens of thousands of people
The camera, which was revealed at China’s International Industry Fair last week, was designed by Fudan University and Changchun Institute…
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The day Australia’s whaling harpoons stopped for good
Tuesday is the 40th anniversary of the death of the last whale harpooned in Australia. Chris Pash WAtoday The female…
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The Indian tribe that gave up hunting to save forests
A tribe in the north-eastern Indian state of Nagaland gave up their ancient tradition of hunting to protect wildlife. Photographer…
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Can military-style tactics help save the African rhino?
These magnificent beasts are facing annihilation from ruthless poachers, but environmentalists hope that military-style operations to move the animals across…
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Men don’t get the grief!’ Hunter who posted photos of herself with rare black giraffe she killed has no regrets for her ‘passion’ – and says much of the anger at her is because she’s a woman
The woman at the center of an international storm for hunting down a rare black giraffe remained defiant on Tuesday,…
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Assam’s Elephant Emergency
In northeastern India, human-elephant conflict is getting worse as forest resources dwindle. Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya The Diplomat One sultry afternoon…
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Time running out to save the Earth’s plants and animals
Five new reports unveiled at a UN biodiversity summit in Colombia are sounding the alarm over the rapidly deteriorating state…
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Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect
China’s complete ban on ivory trade went into effect on Dec. 31, officials said, a major step forward in Beijing’s…
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The Last 21 km Of Fenceline Between David Pocock And His Wildest Dreams
The Wallabies star is making a real difference on his sabbatical, as we knew he… Anthony Sharwood HuffPost Last time…
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Can we have too many trees?
Hunting and mountaineering organisations say that plans to increase forest cover in Scotland will ruin the countryside. I disagree Patrick…
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