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Shortage of male turtles could be solved by splash of cold seawater

Over 99 per cent of green turtles born on beaches in the northern Great Barrier Reef are now female due to nest overheating, but cooling their nests with seawater may help to rebalance the sex ratio

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Giving jaguars 'food poisoning' may stop them from killing livestock

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Antarctic sea life under threat as talks on protected areas fail

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DYRYG4 collection of butterfly specimen. Image shot 2012. Exact date unknown.

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Endangered butterflies are being sold for high prices on eBay

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Reef sharks are being wiped out by overfishing so rays are taking over

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Kris Tompkins holds up a heartshaped rock during her hike up the mountain range in Patagonia, Chile. (Jimmy Chin)

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Wild life review: The couple who bought up Chile to conserve it

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Dehorning may affect how rhinos interact and establish territory

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The hunt for the South Island kōkako, New Zealand’s long-lost bird

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South Island Kokako, Callaeas cinerea, collected no data, New Zealand.

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Lost presumed dead: The search for the most wanted birds in the world

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Animal deaths on UK roads fell sharply during covid-19 lockdowns

The coronavirus lockdowns presented a rare natural experiment to see what happens to wildlife collisions when the traffic declines drastically

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Galapagos giant tortoise argument may threaten conservation efforts

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Ancient droppings may help save kakapo parrots from extinction

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Europe's first Wild River National Park is great, except for one thing

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Extrapolations review: Can this climate sci-fi make us care?

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