10 powerful images that show threats to modern day wildlife
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Category: Fish
How to hypnotize a shark
Sharks, alongside many other aquatic and terrestrial animals exhibit a phenomenon known as tonic immobility or ‘apparent death’, a reflex that causes the animal to enter a hypnotic or trance like state. Whilst...
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The gentle giant of the sea
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the world’s largest fish, growing up 12 metres in length and weighing up to 12,500 kg. They are known for their gentle nature, sometimes letting divers swim with...
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Breakthrough for British Beavers: Native species status awarded to Scottish populations
After years of uncertainty, the Scottish government has finally announced that the two populations of Eurasian beaver currently residing in Scotland will be allowed to stay through the granting of native species status....
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Wildlife populations fall 58% since 1970
Wildlife populations across the globe have fallen by 58% in just over 40 years, according to the Living Planet assessment. The assessment is published every two years with the goal of assessing the...
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Facts about plastic pollution in the oceans & what you can do to help
Plastic pollution is not only very harmful to marine wildlife but it also disturbs food webs. And it’s bad news for us too, as plastic toxins make their way back into our diet....
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Fish diversity in the Amazon: Freshwater marvels
Brazil, one of the largest countries on the planet, a place we happily call home. Approximately 200 million people live in Brazil, being the most bio diverse location on the planet and having a...
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IUCN Congress reveal dangers of warming ocean
With 71% of our planet covered in water, there is little surprise that we have affectionately named ourselves ‘the blue planet’. For something that takes up some much space (360,600,000 km2 to be...
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Microbeads to be banned, Daily Mail claims credit
Environmentalists have been celebrating the proposed ban on the sale of products containing microbeads from 2017, which was announced by DEFRA on 3rd September. The campaign to ban microbeads has been several years...
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The UK’s most dangerous seaside fish
The sun has emerged, the wind is still and the rain is nowhere to be seen, a perfect day for a trip to the beach. Wading into the shallows you can feel the...
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