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• Woman charged with drowning pet dog in Florida airport bathroom

  21-03-2025 23:14
  
  Alison Lawrence allegedly killed her miniature schnauzer after being told the pet could not fly with her to ColombiaA woman who was told she could not bring her dog aboard her international flight drowned the animal in the bathroom of a Florida airport, according to authorities.Alison Lawrence, 57, of Kenner, Louisiana, faces a felony charge for what police described as the “cruel and unnecessary death” of her white miniature schnauzer, Tywinn. Continue reading...
  
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• Octopus jumps shark and goes for a ride on its back

  21-03-2025 18:13
  
  Researchers spot orange Maori octopus clinging to back of large shark off coast of New Zealand in December 2023Footage of an octopus riding a shark has stunned scientists – and delighted marine animal enthusiasts.Researchers spotted the orange Maori octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off the northern coast of New Zealand in December 2023. The University of Auckland research team was searching the ocean for feeding frenzies at the time. Continue
  
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• Reeves scapegoating bats to cut red tape is absurd, says Packham

  21-03-2025 12:11
  Broadcaster and nature campaigner claims Labour’s attack on wildlife in push for economic growth is ‘PR disaster’Bats are being “scapegoated” by Rachel Reeves, Chris Packham has said, after the chancellor suggested the winged creatures were getting in the way of economic growth.Reeves recently said she wanted businesses to “focus on getting things built, and stop worrying about the bats and the newts”, and this week the press release announcing her shake
  
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• Use of pesticides on UK farms to be cut by 10% by 2030 to protect bees

  21-03-2025 12:03
  
  Campaigners welcome long-delayed proposals to reduce pesticide-related harms to pollinatorsThe use of pesticides on UK farms is to be reduced by 10% by 2030 under government plans to protect bees and other pollinators.Campaigners welcomed the news, but said they were disappointed that the target applied only to arable farms and not to urban areas and parks. Continue reading...
  
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• Week in wildlife: March hares, a dreaming dormouse and the first chicks of spring

  21-03-2025 09:00
  
  The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
  
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