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Berry nice to meet you: bumper fruit crop could lead to huge mating season for NZ’s endangered kākāpō
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (619+ words) After a four-year wait, the abundant fruiting of the rimu tree could inspire the world's heaviest parrots to boost their population It has been four long years, but the world's heaviest parrots, the k'k'p, are finally about to get it…...
Wildlife targets will be missed in England and Northern Ireland, watchdog says
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (633+ words) Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says The government will not meet its targets to save wildlife in England and Northern Ireland and is failing on almost all environmental measures, the…...
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (644+ words) Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne's Brimbank park, wildlife expert says Thousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass mortality event for flying foxes since black summer. Extreme…...
Country diary 1926: Hunting the tide wrack for ringed birds
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (609+ words) 15 January 1926: Nowadays any bird may carry a small, metal ring on one leg, placed there by some student of migrationWhenever I walk along the shore I hunt the tide-wrack for "corpses; whenever I see a dead bird anywhere I look…...
Trevi fountain coins and a Melbourne heatwave: photos of the day - Friday
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (15+ words) The Guardian's picture editors select photographs from around the worldWarning: graphic content Continue reading......
Stranded whales and an anti-drone gun: photos of the day - Thursday
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (17+ words) The Guardian's picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading... Golden Bay, New Zealand...
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (839+ words) Vast swathes of the country's trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers Even the intense green of late spring cannot mask the dead…...
Country diary: Everything is frozen, but still the finches come | Amanda Thomson
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (361+ words) Abernethy Forest, Cairngorms: Thanks to a local collaborative effort, linnets, bramblings, green and goldfinches are coming to this field in joyful flocksIt's -6C and I'm off to what has been'a regular haunt recently " a field planted by a small, community-run charity,…...
Women behind the lens: six of our most striking images from 2025
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (23+ words) A few of our favourite photographs taken by women from the global south and capturing moments of everyday life and art Continue reading......
Country diary: A palace of sunlight on a short winter’s day
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (228+ words) Country diary: A palace of sunlight on a short winter's day'The Guardian Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland: There's not much light to play with today, deep in midwinter, but this once-coveted fort still puts on a show Maybe it's the invitation…...