Animals news

• Man catches Hertfordshire hawk that attacked villagers for weeks

  03-04-2025 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Steve Harris, 40, throws cage over belligerent bird in his garden after it stalked him while he was out joggingA hawk that has been terrorising male residents of a Hertfordshire village for weeks has been captured by a local man after it stalked him through the village while he was jogging.Dozens of villagers in Flamstead, near Luton, have reported being attacked from behind by the bird, identified as a Harris’s hawk. Some have been left bleeding and in at least one case requiring hospital
  
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• US-Australia beef: what you need to know about tariffs and the meat trade war

  03-04-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Donald Trump has singled out Australia for not importing American beef. But do we even need it and what will US tariffs mean for our producers?Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump did not impose any special penalties on Australia beyond a baseline 10% tariff on goods exported to the US.But Trump did single out the Australian beef industry in his speech preceding his tariffs announcement. “Australia bans &
  
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• ‘Parasites should get more fame’: the nominees for world’s finest invertebrate – podcast

  03-04-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when the Guardian opened its poll to find the world’s finest invertebrate, readers got in touch in their droves. A dazzling array of nominations have flown in for insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals and many more obscure creatures. Patrick Barkham tells Madeleine Finlay why these tiny creatures des
  
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