conservation
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Help Save the Penguins With This Boozy Scholarship
Conscious booze brand Part Time Rangers have launched a scholarship and drink to help protect Little Penguins from becoming extinct.
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Extinction Crisis: Native Mammals Are Disappearing in Northern Australia, but Only a Few People Are Watching
At the time Australia was colonised by Europeans, an estimated 180 mammal species lived in the continent’s northern savannas. The landscape teemed with animals, from microbats to rock-wallabies and northern quolls. Many of these mammals were found nowhere else on Earth. An unidentified account from the Normanton district of Northwest Queensland, dating back to 1897,…
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Why Pet Hamsters Are the Latest Suspect in Coronavirus Outbreaks
You can add pet hamsters to the long list of animals known to carry the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Officials in Hong Kong say they’ve confirmed an outbreak involving hamsters and humans that was traced back to a pet shop, though it’s not clear whether these hamsters transmitted the virus to people. With much controversy, Hong Kong…
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A Racing Pigeon Travelled From the U.S. to Australia, So Now It Must Die
Officials in Australia are worried that a racing pigeon, which recently completed an 12,875 km trek from the United States, carries potentially dangerous diseases. This unintentional breach of Australia’s quarantine laws could now cost the bird its life.