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What Is the Most Dangerous Animal in the World?
It's hard to say what is the most dangerous animal in the world; you're not comparing apples to apples. But when it comes dangerous, these four top the list.
The Guardian
‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul
Contest condemned by animal rights groups sees children and adults hunt cats, which threaten native wildlife
Time
Scientists Are Still Trying to Figure Out How to Kill Invasive Spotted Lanternflies
Scientists have been researching the best method for killing spotted lanternflies, and they may have gotten some new leads this year through the insects' attraction to vibrations.
Sky News
Osprey chicks to be relocated from UK to Spain amid concern over dad's hunting performance
Two osprey chicks are to be rehomed from Scotland to Spain amid concern over their father's plummeting hunting performance. The Woodland Trust Scotland has taken action at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in response to the reduced fish catches by dad Louis in recent weeks. George Anderson, Woodland Trust spokesperson, said the conservation charity's default position is normally not to intervene in the ospreys' lives and let nature take its course.
The Guardian
Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups
The fire at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coalmine in Moranbah broke out after methane ignited
Associated Press
Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine
You're looking — yes, looking — for a group of hungry sharks to spark a feeding frenzy. “Sharks jump at every opportunity,” Dixon says. The week kicks off Sunday with Dixon's hour-long “Belly of the Beast: Bigger & Bloodier,” in which she and veteran “Shark Week” biologist Dr. Austin Gallagher try to lure a so-called Queen Boss off the New Zealand coast.
The Telegraph
Rare shark that lives for 500 years could hold secret to increasing human lifespan
The metabolism of a shark species which can live for 500 years could help scientists treat heart disease and increase people’s lifespan, scientists hope.
Associated Press
Freya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa, but many other lions there are bred to be shot
Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Satisfied, she took her first cautious steps in her new forever home in a sanctuary in South Africa. Freya's relocation to the Drakenstein Lion Park is only a partial success story.
Storyful
Protective Mama Bear Charges at Dog and Owner at Asheville Home
A North Carolina woman and her service dog had a “close call” with a protective mother bear recently, after they “surprised each other” in the backyard of her Asheville home.Footage filmed by Audrey Thompson’s home security camera captured the moment the mama bear, who had been exploring the yard with four cubs, charged toward Thompson and her dog Gracie.“It was a close call in my backyard with a protective mama bear,” Thompson told Storyful. “We surprised each other, and she had four cubs to protect.”She said that they were charged at three times before getting safely back into the house.Thompson added that her neighborhood’s subdivision is known as Bear Alley, and that she’d had security cameras installed so that she could monitor for bear activity before letting Gracie out. Credit: Audrey Thompson via Storyful
PA Media: UK News
Trotting hippos can become airborne, scientists say
The findings suggest they are able to push the apparent limits of what giant land animals can do.
The Telegraph
Ed Miliband prepares to wage a wind-powered war on the shires
Britain’s march of the wind turbines is about to resume. Ten years after the rural backlash that forced David Cameron’s government to cancel onshore wind developments, Ed Miliband is planning to do battle in the shires once again.
AFP
Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket
Every time Turkish farmer Fatih Sik drives his tractor across his cornfields he knows the earth could open up and swallow him at any moment. "It's the first time I have seen this, it's impressive."
Storyful
Snow Leopard Born at Welsh Zoo
A zoo in Wales has announced the arrival of an “incredibly rare” snow leopard cub, marking the first in a decade, with footage released by the zoo showing the cub with its mother.The Welsh Mountain Zoo welcomed the “adorable” newborn on June 12, and zookeepers have been keeping a close watch on the mother and cub, who are staying in their den during these early days, they said.
Worcester News
'Discoloured water' reports in this Worcester postcode
Severn Trent Water has received no official complaints about the quality of the water in Gilmour Crescent
PA Media: UK News
‘We are not leaving city centres’, says Marks & Spencer boss
It came as the retail giant announced plans to invest £38 million in major new high street stores in Bath and Bristol.
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Why one South Korean island is at war with deer
STORY: A menace on four hooves plagues the people who live on this remote South Korean island.:: Anma Island, South KoreaAfter dark, it's easier to see that Anma island's deer outnumber residents seven to one.They chomp on crops and trees in their nocturnal wanderings.Villagers must live behind fences, penned into their homes and fields.The problem is, they can't do much about it under South Korean law.Even though they're out of control, the deer are technically considered livestock.Residents are petitioning the government to label the deer as pests, so they can cull them.In the meantime, the locals have had it. They've essentially given up their fight against the deer, but not before trying all sorts of ways to deter the horde of herbivores: putting up fences, barbed wire, even playing sounds of gunshots out of speakers. Eighty-year-old Han Jeong-rye works in her vegetable garden, surrounded by a 6-foot high fence - which did little to stop the animals.:: Han Jeong-rye, Anma resident“Oh my, look at the fence I set up. Even though I blocked it like that, the deer broke through it and ate all my crops. I can't stand it. I'd be happy if somebody could please catch them and take them away.”Deer antlers are highly prized in traditional Korean medicine.That's why farmers in the mid-80s first introduced the species to Anma Island. They brought about 10 of them.But dwindling interest in such medicines dried up the antler market.The herd was left unchecked and numbers exploded to around 1,000, spread over an area a bit bigger than Manhattan's Central Park.Antler trader Kang Dae-rin uses a blowgun to tranquilize a deer. Based near Seoul, he's visited the island several times to gauge its potential as a source of material.But he says its almost futile to sedate them.:: Kang Dae-rin, Antler trader“There are lots of deer living here right now, and it's impossible to catch them by using anaesthesia. The deer have already become immune and all of them can just run away.”Deer on the island also have a severe tick infestation that makes it hard to ship the animals - or their antlers - away.If the government agrees to reclassify deer on the island as "harmful wildlife", rather than livestock - village leader Jang Jin-young says it could clear the way for hunters to help thin the numbers.:: Jang Jin-young, President of youth group“Maybe it's a bit too much to bring in a hunter and catch them with a rifle. I'm sorry that I'm saying this, but at this point, we need to get rid of them which is our intention, even if that means we have to kill them."
The Packet - Falmouth
Human poo, broken glass and burning chairs among issues at Falmouth beach
A meeting to decide upon ANPR pay and display at the beach heard there were more than 20 incidents of antisocial behaviour on the Falmouth beach in May alone.
HowStuffWorks
10 Starfish Species You've Probably Never Seen Before
What lives in water, has no gills, scales or fins and is not a fish? Yep, a starfish — which is why marine biologists have renamed these creatures sea stars.
The Northern Echo
'Otter devastation': Darlington garden centre sees £10k of Koi eaten by otter
A Darlington garden centre’s fish population has been left decimated after an otter ate more than £10,000 worth of its Japanese Koi.
The Independent
Mallorca town hit with water restrictions to avoid ‘extreme emergency situation’
Under the regulations, using drinking water to clean cars, refill swimming pools or to water plants is prohibited

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Intrepid Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report

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What Is the Most Dangerous Animal in the World?

‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul

Scientists Are Still Trying to Figure Out How to Kill Invasive Spotted Lanternflies

Osprey chicks to be relocated from UK to Spain amid concern over dad's hunting performance

Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups

Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine

Rare shark that lives for 500 years could hold secret to increasing human lifespan

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Protective Mama Bear Charges at Dog and Owner at Asheville Home

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Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket

Snow Leopard Born at Welsh Zoo

'Discoloured water' reports in this Worcester postcode

‘We are not leaving city centres’, says Marks & Spencer boss

Why one South Korean island is at war with deer

Human poo, broken glass and burning chairs among issues at Falmouth beach

10 Starfish Species You've Probably Never Seen Before

'Otter devastation': Darlington garden centre sees £10k of Koi eaten by otter

Mallorca town hit with water restrictions to avoid ‘extreme emergency situation’