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• TSA finds live turtle concealed in man’s pants at New Jersey airport

  11-03-2025 22:53
  
  Turtle was detected after a body scanner alarm went off at Newark Liberty airportA Pennsylvania man who was going through security at a New Jersey airport was found to have a live turtle concealed in his pants, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA).The turtle was detected on Friday after a body scanner alarm went off at Newark Liberty international airport. A TSA officer then conducted a pat-down on the East Stroudsburg man and determined there was something conce
  
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• Trump orders likely to drive species’ extinction, wildlife advocates warn

  11-03-2025 16:00
  
  In addition to layoffs and hiring freezes, a ‘God squad’ can effectively veto ESA protections for endangered speciesDonald Trump’s administration, backed by House Republicans and Elon Musk’s Doge agency, are carrying out an attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and federal wildlife agencies that, if successful, will almost certainly drive numerous species into extinction, environmental advocates warn.The three-pronged attack is designed to freeze endangered wildlife
  
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• Why was Balding rolling around on a sofa with a spaniel when she should have been presenting? | Zoe Williams

  11-03-2025 12:00
  
  Why was Balding rolling around on a sofa with a spaniel when she should have been presenting? And a whippet like Miuccia is far too standoffish to be a proper poochWith Crufts completed and the winning dog crowned, I have a large number of complaints, chief among them the interminable wait until the next Crufts. I honestly don’t get it – it’s like having one football match a year. All that lost skill, all those fans, the empty stadiums, the vast reservoir of interest gathered a
  
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• The Mexican women who defied drug-dealers, fly-tippers and chauvinists to build a thriving business

  11-03-2025 12:00
  
  The Guardianas del Conchalito ignored chants of ‘get back to your kitchens’, determined to protect the environment and create a sustainable shellfish operationAhead of the small boat, as it bobs on the waters near La Paz in the Mexican state of Baja California, is a long line of old plastic bottles strung together on top of the waves. Underneath them are as many as 100,000 oysters, waiting to be sold to the upmarket hotels down the coast.Cheli Mendez, who oversees the project, pulls
  
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• Eastern monarch butterfly population doubles in a year

  11-03-2025 11:00
  Migratory insects covered 4.2 acres in Mexican forests this winter but number remains far below long-term averageThe population of eastern monarch butterflies – who migrate from Canada and the US to Mexico during the winter – has nearly doubled over the last year, according to a recent report commissioned in Mexico, generating optimism among nature preservationists.The modest growth in numbers for the orange-and-black butterflies follows years of ongoing conservation efforts –
  
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• Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules

  11-03-2025 08:07
  
  US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court rulingIndustrial poultry farms face tough new regulations around the disposal of chicken manure after a judge ruled it can be classified as waste and requires a detailed and transparent plan to dispose of it without damaging the environment.The high court ruling means new US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire will have to deal with poultry manure as if it was industrial waste. Continue reading...
  
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