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Metal-reinforced scorpions evolved to kill

Popular Science 29 Apr 2026
Scorpions are optimized hunters, whose skills have been honed through millions of years of evolution ... metallic reinforcements ... Stingers in both msueum and wild specimens have been shown to snap break at, or near, this region. Credit ... Credit ... ....
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18 silly finalists from the Comedy Wildlife People’s Choice Awards

Popular Science 29 Apr 2026
Life in the dry season is no picnic—lions are anxiously waiting for the Great Migration and the feast it promises—but it makes for some incredible wildlife behavior and these cubs were the stars of the show.
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Montana wildlife agency floats proposal to close East Gallatin to fishing from boats

Palestine Herald-Press 29 Apr 2026
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is considering a ban on fishing from boats in the East Gallatin River. This proposal is part of the 2027-2028 fishing regulations, now open for public comment. Some anglers support the move to protect spawning ....
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Indonesia escalates ‘war on waste’ with criminal probe into Jakarta landfill disaster

Mongabay 29 Apr 2026
JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities are pursuing a criminal investigation into two senior public health managers over the most recent tragedy and alleged mismanagement at two of the country’s largest landfill sites ... A further six people were injured.
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‘Coming home’: kiwi enter parliament for first time as New Zealand marks conservation win

The Guardian 29 Apr 2026
As handlers moved through the group, cradling the whiskery birds, people looked on, spellbound ... ....
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What to know about wild turkeys as mating season continues. See safety tips

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 28 Apr 2026
Estimates place the number of wild turkeys in California at around a quarter million ... .
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When protest works

Mongabay 28 Apr 2026
Protest arrives with a clear sense of purpose. Annie Leonard and André Carothers do not attempt to construct a grand, unified theory of dissent, nor do they offer a rigid framework to explain why movements live or die ... protest works.
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In Iran, Cheetah Sightings Offer Rare Spots of Hope Amid War

New York Times 28 Apr 2026
Conservationists say they have recorded several new adult and cub Asiatic cheetahs, a critically endangered subspecies found only in Iran ... .
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India has a wealth of bats, but our knowledge of them is poor: Report

Mongabay 28 Apr 2026
India is home to 135 known bat species, but their natural history and ecology remain poorly understood, according to the first nationwide assessment of the country’s bats ... Most of the endemic species are either threatened or data deficient.
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On World Tapir Day, data gaps cloud future of Malaysia’s tapirs

Mongabay 28 Apr 2026
Asia’s only tapir species still remains understudied in Malaysia, researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society say ... On World Tapir Day, April 27, Mongabay asked WCS Malaysia researchers why this is the case.
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Deforestation is surging in Indonesia

Mongabay 28 Apr 2026
Founder’s Briefs. An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Indonesia’s forests, long held up as a case of tentative progress, are again under pressure.
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Saving crocodiles from extinction

Mongabay 28 Apr 2026
They collect eggs from wild nests and raise baby crocodiles till they are ready to go back into the wild.
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Aiken's 'Take-A-Hike' event offers guided trails Saturday

The Augusta Chronicle 28 Apr 2026
The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department will host its annual Take-A-Hike event on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hitchcock Woods ... Light refreshments will be provided.
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Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park

Telegram & Gazette - Worcester 28 Apr 2026
Editor's note. This is part of a series on walking places in and near Worcester. Let us know your favorite walking places at [email protected]. A lot of us have been waiting for the warm days, even one with a light breeze ... 7 ...
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