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Quick Take England will ban live boiling of lobsters, a nerve-center policy change set to come into force as part of animal ...

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In a cross-functional project, researchers use cutting-edge genomics to help conservationists manage Australia’s unique ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

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"Birds that have vertebrate or invertebrate diets have declined most rapidly," said Ashwin Viswanathan, a part of the SoIB ...

When compared to regions that have been geographically isolated for extended periods of time or that have enormous rainforests, the United Kingdom has.

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The animal kingdom is rich with fascinating creatures, and several of them begin with the letter “V.” Although it is not the most common initial in animal names, these species range from birds and ...