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First Asian elephant vaccinated in fight against deadly herpes virus

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-07-15 17:00

Tess, a 40-year-old female at Houston zoo, has been given a trial mRNA vaccine to help combat the virus, a leading killer of calves in captivity

An Asian elephant at Houston zoo in the US has received the first mRNA vaccine against herpes, which is the leading killer of Asian elephants calves in captivity.

Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant, was injected with the trial vaccine at the Texas zoo in June, after a spate of deaths in juveniles in zoos around the world from the elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV).

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The horror of everything all the time! Wait a minute, here is a happy snail story! | First Dog on the Moon

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-07-15 16:38

Political violence is not OK but what about snails are they OK?

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ERAC closes first interim process for ACCU method proposals

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-07-15 15:58
Australia’s Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) has wrapped up its first expression of interest (EOI) period seeking new methods to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), with 43 proposals put forward by stakeholders.
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Ed Miliband to lead UK negotiations at Cop29 climate summit

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-07-15 15:00

Senior climate figures welcome move after Conservative government largely left the role to junior ministers

Ed Miliband is to take personal control of the UK’s negotiations at vital international climate talks, in stark contrast to his Tory predecessors.

The energy security and net zero secretary will attend Cop29, this year’s UN climate summit, in Azerbaijan this November to head the UK’s delegation and meet political leaders from around the world.

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Lost area of Welsh rainforest to be returned to ancient glory

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-07-15 14:00

Site in Pembrokeshire currently grazed by sheep will be planted with a range of species and reconnect to Celtic past

A lost piece of Celtic rainforest in the far south-west of Wales is to be restored to its ancient glory, weaving around standing stones and an abandoned, tumbling-down farmhouse with a waterwheel.

The 59-hectare (146-acre) site in Pembrokeshire will be planted with species such as oak, small-leaf lime and wild service (Sorbus torminalis) and should support an abundance of mosses, liverworts, lichens and ferns as well as providing a home for animals and other plant life.

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Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: here’s why the ancient rainforests of Queensland’s Wet Tropics are so distinctive

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-07-15 10:11
Australia’s ancient Wet Tropics are enormously rich in species. But these tight-knit ecosystems might be at risk from cascading extinctions Seamus Doherty, PhD student, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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No room for nuclear power, unless the Coalition switches off your solar

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-07-15 06:12
The only way to make nuclear power work in Australia is to unplug cheap renewables. Stop exporting electricity from rooftop solar system. Forget feed-in tarrifs. Everyone use baseload nuclear first. Bill Grace, Adjunct Professor, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, The University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Outfoxed: the ‘smart’ ferals are adapting to Australian cities, and wreaking havoc in the bush

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-07-15 01:00

It’s not entirely clear if fox numbers are on the rise in urban areas, but research shows they are learning to avoid hazards such as dogs and poisonous baits

Alex Abbey’s security camera captured something moving through an alley behind his home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs a few weeks ago. When he watched the 2am footage the next day, he was surprised to see a red fox on the screen.

“It’s unusual. It’s the first time I have seen one in Potts Point,” he says.

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Record-breaking heatwave shifts east as millions of Americans under heat alert

The Guardian - Sun, 2024-07-14 23:53

Over 245 million Americans are expected to experience 90F temperatures early this week, with some as high as 105F

A heatwave that impacted the US west coast over the past week is now moving east into the midwest and south-east, as millions of Americans have been under a heat alert at some point in the past week.

“Numerous near record-tying/breaking high temperatures are possible over the central High Plains and Southeast Sunday, and along much of the East Coast by Monday,” reported the National Weather Service.

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Chicken industry must halt expansion to stop ‘environmental scandal’ in River Severn

The Guardian - Sun, 2024-07-14 15:00

Campaigners warn of same ‘tragic events’ as in River Wye if planners ignore pollution risks of intensive production

The chicken industry is facing calls to halt the expansion of intensive production in the River Severn catchment, with campaigners warning that the river is at risk from the same pollution that has blighted the River Wye.

An outcry over the ecological plight of the Wye has effectively halted the proliferation of intensive poultry units across the catchment. Campaigners say that the pollution threat is being transported “from one catchment to the other”.

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Adani’s Queensland coalmine a threat to important wetland, Indigenous groups and scientists say

The Guardian - Sun, 2024-07-14 06:00

Letter urges environment minister to investigate alleged breaches at Doongmabulla Springs

There is growing concern that a culturally significant and nationally important wetland is under threat from Adani’s controversial coalmine in Queensland, with an Indigenous group demanding the government investigate alleged breaches of the conditions that protect the site.

Scientists say drops in water levels in bores around the Doongmabulla Springs have been detected hundreds of times since mining started, and allege hydrocarbons associated with coal have been found in bores and the springs themselves.

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