Legendary deer rediscovered in Sumatran national park
The Sumatran muntjac, a 'lost' species of deer, has been rediscovered in the remote mountains of western Sumatra, Indonesia, nearly a century after it was last recorded.
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274 new marine species discovered off South TasmaniaHundreds of new marine species and dozens of previously unknown undersea mountains south of Tasmania have been discovered.
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Satellite tagged Loch Garten osprey ditches in AtlanticOne of two young ospreys from the famous Loch Garten nest has died during his first migration.
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Yemen’s Last Leopards Get Some HelpExtinctions in Yemen continue with several important species teetering on the brink. These include the Nubian Ibex, an impressive animal which may literally be on its last legs in Yemen, and of course, the Arabian Leopard, the last of Arabia's great carnivores.
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Thousands of seals shot in Scotland every year – Marine bill must actMany people are unaware that thousands of seals are needlessly shot in Scotland every year.
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Unusual whale and dolphin wash up on the Scilly IslesTwo highly unusual marine mammals, a Sowerby's beaked whale and a Risso's dolphin, have been washed up on the western shores of the Isle of St Agnes within days of one another.
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Spoonbills breed in Scotland for the first timeA pair of spoonbills have successfully bred for the first time in Scotland and only the second time in the UK. An adult pair have raised and fledged three chicks on Kirkcudbright Bay in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Huge populations discovered of two of Asia’s rarest primatesJust weeks after announcing the discovery of an unkown population of 50,000 western lowland gorillas, the Wildlife Conservation Society report has revealed large and previously unknown populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia.
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