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conservation

34 hen harrier chicks fledged in England in 2018

Environment

Plan to remove hen harrier eggs and raise them in captivity criticised

England’s nature regulator is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to take hen harrier eggs from the wild and rear the birds in captivity

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A koala

Environment

Koala conservation goes high-tech with virtual reality and drones

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Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are increasingly being bitten by great white sharks

Life

Sea otters are bouncing back - and into the jaws of great white sharks

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Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) with wings down and out, flying in the sky against blue sky in the UK

Environment

Have people in the UK really been banned from shooting wood pigeons?

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turtle shells

Life

UK government directs £4.6 million to tackling illegal wildlife trade

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BBC Earth from Space: satellite images give new view on conservation

Environment

BBC Earth from Space: satellite images give new view on conservation

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David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

Life

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

Culture

Lions are losing their genetic capacity to adapt to changing environments

Life

A crucial population of lions has lost much of its genetic diversity

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The Galapagos Archipelago is home to unique species including marine iguanas

Environment

The waters of the Galapagos Islands are being invaded by alien species

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Hen harriers are a protected species in the UK

Life

Protected hen harriers are vanishing under suspicious circumstances

A study that tracked 58 hen harriers over a decade found that most of the birds disappeared without a trace – and this was more likely to happen on grouse moors

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Environment

World's most endangered marine mammal is now down to 10 animals

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Earth

Don't miss: A chance for gamers to plot their own robot revolution

Culture

Environment

Human activity impacts a quarter of the world’s threatened species

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Life

Wolves are spreading in Germany by moving into military land

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