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The hunt is on for two remaining stoats causing havoc on Motutapu Island. The island has suffered four stoat invasions in one year, with evidence suggesting the stoats swam there...The Department of Conservation (DOC) and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki are now focused on trapping the two remaining stoat

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For the first time since scientists recognized the carbon-sequestration power of mangroves, known as blue carbon, the carbon value of a mangrove ecosystem – a 11,000-hectare mangrove forest in Cispata, Colombia – has been fully calculated.

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Scientists in Florida have concluded that sharks possess an internal navigation system similar to GPS that allows them to use Earth’s magnetic forces to travel long distances with accuracy.

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Every year, since 1992, the year the Earth Summit was held in Rio De Janeiro, the Asahi Glass Foundation has annually conducted a survey --the Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind --targeting national governments and private sector experts involved in tackling glo

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During his first 100 days in office, President Surangel Whipps Jr reorganised the government with the creation of two new ministries, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment (MAFE)...With the new ministry, he also intends to promote collaboration with the other Micro

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This weekend, conservationists will put the final touches to a giant artificial reef they are assembling at London zoo.

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The Cook Islands National Environmental Services have reminded the public once again of the restrictions surrounding the removal of pa’ua (giant clam meat and shells) from the reef and taking the shellfish out of the country.

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The Government of Fiji has been an active driver towards the conservation and management of sharks and rays regionally and globally.

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A nature refuge 140 kilometres north east of Longreach could become the second special wildlife reserve in Queensland under a state government proposal.

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A cultural working group is developing Hawaiian names for seabirds in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, after an extensive period of colonization eradicated many of those names...Hōkū Cody began journeying to the islands of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in 2013...Cody is pa

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