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Researchers become DNA detectives to gather forensic evidence to aid rhino poaching prosecutions
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More frequent and extreme marine heatwaves likely to threaten starfish
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Characterising wildlife consumers to guide behaviour change efforts provides optimism amid the Asian Songbird Extinction Crisis
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Opportunities for Implementing Biodiversity Net Gain in Scotland
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From sewage to water consumption: aquatic ecology during coronavirus
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Capturing Ecology: Behind the Lens - Top tips for photographers
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How to save your planet: UK Schools Outreach Project
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Wildlife 'porn' or a conservation tool? A summary of our debate on nature documentaries
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Best of Belfast: highlights from the 2019 Annual Meeting
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2019 Annual Meeting Student Prize Winners
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Northern Ireland’s recovering pine marten population benefits red squirrels, but the urban grey squirrel poses a problem
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Bumblebees exposed to Chernobyl-levels of radiation consume more nectar
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Local traditional knowledge can be as accurate as 10 years of scientific transect monitoring of animal abundance in the Amazon
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Study finds that multi-species grassland mixtures increase yield stability, even under drought conditions
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