Tag: Environment

Week in wildlife: a hitchhiking crab, a shy wallaby and penguins in little jackets

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Fur seal’s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia presages ‘significant losses’, minister…

‘Devastating’: Western Australia fears a black swan moment as bird flu threatens flagship species

The state’s bird emblem is an indicator species for H5N1, with high…

Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: First figures

Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of…

‘Unsafe for swimming’: Ironman Leeds is latest casualty of heat-fuelled toxic algae

Athletes faced last-minute cancelling of 2.4-mile swim, as experts say pollution and…

Young country diary: Camping in my garden, nose to nose with a fox | Ada

Leeds, West Yorkshire: I missed it first time as my dad couldn’t…

‘Its pretty much a guarantee you’ll get stung’: jellyfish keep swimmers out of Delaware beaches

Beach patrols report hundreds of stings a day as warmer waters and…

Home comforts: can remote work be better for the environment?

Many Australians now have the option to work from home. But is…

33m tons of toxic seaweed clogs Caribbean beaches – video

A record amount of sargassum has piled up along coastlines of the…