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Traffic noise triggers road rage among male Galápagos birds

20-03-2025 23:00

Research finds yellow warblers near busy roads turn aggressive when traffic drowns out their territorial songs, and noise pollution could cause clashesIf the rumble of trucks, honk of car horns and bustle of the roads leaves you irritable, you are not alone – researchers say the sound of traffic can leave birds in a rage, too.Researchers have found male Galápagos yellow warblers that live near busy roads on the islands behave more aggressively when they hear songs from another male

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US agriculture department announces $100m in funding for bird flu vaccine research

20-03-2025 21:54

Research to be funded even as health secretary RFK Jr suggested letting disease run freely for birds to develop immunityAs a bird flu outbreak continues to run rampant through US poultry farms, pushing eggs to record-high prices, federal officials announced funding for avian influenza research projects, including money for new vaccine projects and potential treatments.The US agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, said on Thursday that her department would invest $100m in these research efforts,

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Spanish parliament vote on cutting food waste will end ban on wolf hunting

20-03-2025 19:46

Amendment brought by coalition of parties says wolves add to food waste due to remains of livestock they killThe Spanish parliament has voted through a measure that will in effect lift the hunting ban on wolves that was imposed in 2021.A coalition led by the conservative People’s party, with the support of the far-right Vox party and Basque and Catalan nationalists, added an amendment to a law aimed at reducing Spain’s estimated 1.2bn kilograms of food waste. Continue reading...

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Flow review – Oscar-winning animation is a beautiful and painterly animal adventure

20-03-2025 14:00

The wordless aftermath of a global catastrophe sees a cat team up with other creatures in tremendously imagined apocalyptic visionHumans are nowhere to be seen and the animals have taken over in this gorgeous animated adventure that was the dark horse winner at last month’s Academy Awards. It’s a film full of wonders but not a single word of dialogue in the epic tale of one cat’s adventures after a flood of biblical proportions (presumably a catastrophic result of global heatin

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‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US

20-03-2025 12:00

A contagious, fatal illness in deer, elk and moose has taken hold in the US and is now reaching other countries. While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is growingIn a scattershot pattern that now extends from coast to coast, continental US states have been announcing new hotspots of chronic wasting disease (CWD).The contagious and always-fatal neurodegenerative disorder infects the cervid family that includes deer, elk, moose and, in higher latitudes, reindeer. There is no vaccine or tre

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