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• Covid-19 – a blessing for pangolins?

  18-04-2020 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammals, but there is evidence that they were the source of the new coronavirus – which could end the trade Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 is a human disaster. However, for one group of animals, there may be a silver lining. Pangolins are one of the most heavily trafficked animals in the world, and as a result they are endangered. But in the past few weeks they have been linked to the initial outbre
  
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• Revealed: FA had geese killed at national centre 'to protect its pitches'

  18-04-2020 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sixty birds shot at England training facility in St George’s Park, Staffordshire, despite pledge to enrich local biodiversityAbout 60 greylag geese were shot and killed at the national training centre for England football teams from 2018 to 2019 to “preserve safety” because they were defecating on the pitches.The Football Association said the birds – which it shot after obtaining a licence to kill – also left large amounts of excrement in public areas, and this not
  
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• Meat and vegetable vending machines do roaring trade in coronavirus crisis

  18-04-2020 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  UK food producers find innovative ways to sell produce during lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVending machines for the Sunday roast, fish to your door and salads grown in car parks – British farmers and food producers are finding new ways to get their produce to the table during lockdown, changes that may yield benefits long after restrictions ease.Many UK farmers have been hard hit by the coronavirus crisis, despite the strong demand for fresh foo
  
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• Be a citizen scientist: track plastic waste, spot a spider monkey or beat coronavirus

  18-04-2020 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Amid lockdown, millions of internet users are tuning in to interactive data-crunching projects
  People feeling time hang heavy as they struggle with the restrictions of the lockdown may find an unexpected green uplift in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions placed on going outside are fuelling a new online surge in citizen science, as internet users tune into data-crunching projects led by academic researchers.Enforced inactivity for hundreds of millions of people around the wo
  
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• Boom time for New Zealand's rats as lockdown gives them free rein in cities

  18-04-2020 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  With pest controllers in lockdown and a population surge last year, the vermin are free to wreak havoc in populated areas, and on native wildlifeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSurrounded by ancient rimu trees and the sound of chirping pīwakawaka, Tame Malcolm brings in his second rat of the day from the dense undergrowth of his Auckland backyard. That’s four pests for his tally today – with only a few hundred thousand or so to go.“It&rsqu
  
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• Climate change: 'Bath sponge' breakthrough could boost cleaner cars

  18-04-2020 03:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new aluminium-based material could make hydrogen-powered cars more practical and less expensive.
  
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