Two arrested after suspected waterbuck poaching
After a farmer found the remains of a waterbuck near Groot Marico, police investigated and arrested two suspects.…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Traditional water knowledge can help protect Nile crocodiles—and put them at risk
A review of 83 studies across Southern Africa finds that sacred sites and local knowledge of nesting and…
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Little Terns at Seaton Carew Fledged Just 17 Young in 2026
At Seaton Carew in England, 83 pairs of Little Terns produced only 17 fledglings in 2026, down from…
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A Bengal Monitor Recovers from a Severe Nylon-Snare Injury
In Telangana, India, a Bengal Monitor with a deep wound around its neck was treated and released after…
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Inuit harvesters help detect an emerging parasitic disease in Arctic caribou
Near Kugluktuk in Nunavut, Inuit harvesters reported unusual tissue changes in caribou. Tests found DNA from two parasitic…
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Wild Dogs Travelled Thousands of Kilometres in Search of a Mate
GPS tracking in Zambia shows how African wild dogs can cross enormous distances between populations. But snares and…
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Veterinary Insecticides Were Found in Great Tit Nests in Both Urban and Protected Forest Habitats
Researchers analysed fur-containing material from 63 Great Tit nests in Hungary. Urban nests contained more insecticides and higher…
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Western Finland’s Short-eared Owl Breeding Population Fell More Than 50% as Grassy Habitat Shrunk 46%
Over 47 years in western Finland, the local Short-eared Owl breeding population fell by more than 50% while…
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Common Tern Eggs Had More PCBs, HCB and Mercury Than Oystercatcher Eggs in 40-Year Wadden Sea Study
Monitoring from 1981–2023 found higher PCB, HCB and mercury levels in common tern eggs than in Eurasian oystercatcher…
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Fishing Line and a Lure Prevented a Young Western Gull From Opening Her Beak
A roughly two-month-old Western Gull fledgling in La Jolla was found with fishing line and a large lure…
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PFAS Exposure Was Linked to Oxidative Stress in Starling Chicks, but Not to Similar Changes in Great Tits
Eggs near an Italian fluoropolymer plant contained up to ten times more PFAS. Starling nestlings showed signs of…
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A Single High Lead Dose Altered Blood Cells in Great Tit Chicks
A single high experimental lead dose made red blood cells smaller and increased nuclear abnormalities in great tit…
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Five of Six Indicator Birds Could Lose Large Areas of Suitable Habitat in Luxembourg
Under the warmer SSP5–8.5 scenario, Red-backed Shrike, Northern Wheatear and Northern Lapwing were projected to lose especially large…
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Thirteen Recently Dead Svalbard Reindeer Found During Summer Counts
Summer population counts in Adventdalen, Reindalen and adjoining valleys found 13 recently dead Svalbard reindeer — 11 females…
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Western Gull Fledglings Encounter Growing Plastic Litter at La Jolla Nesting Site
Field monitors documented young western gulls pecking at discarded packaging, bags and cutlery in an active nesting area…
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Squirrelpox in Dollar Became Scotland’s Northernmost Confirmed Case
A red squirrel from Dollar, Clackmannanshire, had squirrelpox confirmed by pathology and qPCR, making it the northernmost reported…
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Finland Recorded Its First African Swine Fever Cases in Wild Boar
Finland detected African swine fever for the first time in late July 2026. The Finnish Food Authority’s current…
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Monitored New Jersey Osprey Pair Lost All Three Chicks After Signs of Food Stress
A closely monitored Osprey pair in Stafford Township lost all three chicks during the 2026 breeding season after…
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Anticoagulant Rat Poisons Were Detected in 78% of Sampled Cape Town Caracals
A ten-year Cape Town study found anticoagulant rodenticides in 78% of analysed caracal liver samples, with higher exposure…
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Climate Velocity Ranked First Among Factors Linked to Global Leopard Range Loss
A global analysis of all nine leopard subspecies ranked climate velocity — the speed at which comparable climate…
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