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One of the mussels gathered in the 2020 survey on the river Thames

Environment

Mussel numbers in the river Thames have dropped by up to 99 per cent

Populations of native mussels in the river Thames have dropped massively between 1964 and 2020, possibly because of the effects of pollution and invasive species

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Wild feral cat on the banks of Cooper Creek, South Australia

Environment

Making Australia’s native animals poisonous could curb feral cats

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A collection of motion-triggered cameras in Brooklyn bring ecologists closer to understanding how wildlife distribution evolves on urban landscapes.

Life

Camera trap images reveal the hidden wildlife of New York City

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Ishikari Plain

Life

Ecological toll of Japan's switch to farming revealed by 1850s maps

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Jackals seen stealing kills from lynx as they expand range in Europe

Life

Jackals seen stealing kills from lynx as they expand range in Europe

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A Drosophila suzukii fruit fly on a raspberry

Life

Raspberries are a battleground between flies, yeast and fungi

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Rich countries must pay for the environmental damage they have wreaked

Humans

Rich countries must pay for the environmental damage they have wreaked

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European rabbits (Oryctolagus ciniculus) juveniles emerging from burrow, Cheshire, UK May

Life

Rabbits face a fresh onslaught akin to myxomatosis – can they survive?

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Three giant oak trees in natural forest among juvenile hornbeam, Bialowieza Forest, Poland, Europe

Life

Virus outbreak in wild boars led to more oak trees in Polish forest

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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), British Columbia, Canada

Life

Fear of predators means sparrows struggle to raise chicks to adulthood

Sparrows on a collection of Canadian islands change their behaviour when they fear predators are nearby, and an experiment shows this reduces their ability to raise their offspring to adulthood

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Environment

Algal blooms in freshwater lakes are becoming more common worldwide

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Life

Breeding with farmed fish is changing the life cycle of wild salmon

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Life

Zebra finch songs alter the behaviour of their chicks' mitochondria

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Life

Lakes freezing later in winter leads to less algae in the spring

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