Wildlife
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Court challenge to logging in Victorian highlands could have national impactGreen groups’ case against logging in central highlands mountain ash forests could have repercussions for NSW and WA
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Scottish fishermen say EU is taking 'hardline' quotas stance pre-BrexitAs annual fisheries negotiations conclude, fishermen’s federation says ‘entrenched views’ in EU could affect future talks
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English rivers polluted by powerful insecticides, first tests revealNeonicotinoids, banned on flowering crops, were found in nearly all rivers tested, increasing concerns over their impact on fish and birds
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Country diary: snow changes everything the other side of the doorstepWenlock Edge, Shropshire Suddenly the familiar had been enchanted, even the bull and the blackbird in the blizzard
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Shark nets create false sense of safety and should be phased out, inquiry findsUpper house committee says nets damage other marine wildlife and recommends replacement of lethal drum lines
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Weatherwatch: the 'halcyon days' of December hark back to the kingfisherThis shy little bird is linked to many bizarre beliefs about the weather
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Fossil hunters find bones of human-sized penguin on New Zealand beachRemnants of a 1.77-metre-tall penguin who walked on earth 55m to 60m years ago have been found south of Christchurch
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Golden eagles released in Scotland with hope they will fly southConservationists launch project to restore bird numbers with view to reintroducing them in northern England and Lake District
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