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A puma leaves its enclosure as it is released into the wild. Image credit: Associação Mata Ciliar.

New study identifies key success factors for large carnivore rewilding efforts

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A wild European hedgehog forages on a fallen log. Image credit: Shutterstock.

World’s oldest European hedgehog found in citizen science project

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An Aedes aegypti mosquito, the insect which spreads Dengue fever. Image credit: Shutterstock.

New multidisciplinary project will help forecast where and when deadly disease outbreaks are likely to occur

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Role of lymphatic system in bone healing revealed

Role of lymphatic system in bone healing revealed

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A male lion photographed in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Raising the minimum age of trophy hunted lions could make hunting more sustainable, new study finds

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A herd of African elephants walking in single file. Image credit Shutterstock.

Satellite imagery reveals that wild African elephants choose paths leading directly to their favourite food

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A deep reef in the Seychelles. Image credit: Nekton 2022.

New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs - one of the largest and least protected ecosystems

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University of Oxford Student Ambassador Litter Picking Kayak Project

Oxford leads Nature Positive Universities Alliance to reverse biodiversity decline

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Aldabra atoll west channels. Image credit: Seychelles Islands Foundation.

Big egos, lack of staff training and policy enforcement are major barriers to island conservation

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Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea, seen from The SA Agulhas II research vessel during the field research. Image credit: Nekton 2022.

Synthetic fibres discovered in Antarctic samples show the ‘pristine’ continent is now a sink for plastic pollution

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