Man dies in Australia after whale strikes boat
A whale has struck a boat in Australia, killing one man and leaving another injured, police say. The men were on a fishing expedition when their boat was hit in waters off La Perouse, 14 km (nine mi… [read more]
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Nature crisis: One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain
Numbers of the UK’s most precious animals and plants are still falling, as a countrywide nature-loss crisis continues. Loss of nature is outpacing investment and effort to tackle it, conservation o… [read more]
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Offshore wind: Trump blames whale deaths on turbines
Former US President Donald Trump has claimed that wind turbines off the coast of the US “are causing whales to die in numbers never seen before”. These claims have attracted significant attention on… [read more]
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South China Sea: Philippines Coast Guard cuts barrier
The Philippines says it has removed a floating barrier installed by China to block Philippine fishing boats entering a contested area in the South China Sea. Manila says China violated its fishing r… [read more]
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South China Sea: Philippines removes Chinese barrier in contested area
The Philippines says it has removed a floating barrier installed by China to block Philippine fishing boats entering a contested area in the South China Sea. The Philippines coast guard said it had… [read more]
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South China Sea: Philippines says Beijing installed floating barrier in contested area
The Philippines has accused China of installing a “floating barrier” to stop fishing boats from entering a disputed area in the South China Sea. The Philippines’ coast guard said the 300m (1,000ft) … [read more]
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Seal pups trapped in fishing nets cut free by beachgoers
This is the moment two seal pups tangled up in a fishing net are rescued on a South African beach. Members of the public at West Coast National Park cut through the nets, which allowed both seals t… [read more]
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Brazil: 14 killed after plane crashes in Amazon
Fourteen people have been killed in a plane crash during bad weather in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday. The small propeller plane was nearing the end of its 400km (248 mile) trip between Manaus, t… [read more]
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Kenya’s Lake Baringo: Surviving hippo and crocodile attacks
Joseph Atuma had fished in Lake Baringo since he was 12 and, despite one or two encounters with hippos and crocodiles, none had ever attacked him until one evening in September 2018, when a hippo tor… [read more]
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Whaling to resume in Iceland but under strict rules
Iceland’s government has lifted a summer suspension on whaling, allowing hunting to resume under a series of tight new regulations. Only one company, Hvalur, still hunts whales off Iceland and the w… [read more]
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