The UWA has welcomed four southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park in Northern Uganda.The last of Uganda’s wild rhinos was killed in the early 1980s,the translocated animals come from a breeding program set up at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in 2005. mongabay1.substack.com/p/decades-af...

Scientists have discovered over 110 new deep sea creatures,with the number expected to exceed 200,in Australia's Coral Sea.The discoveries were made in the Coral Sea Marine Park at depths between 2,000m and 3,000m by researchers aboard the vessel Investigator. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Scientists have found the male octopuses arm is a sensory organ,similar to a tongue,that can detect the female hormone progesterone. This allows it to seek out and fertilise a mate, even if the male cannot see its sexual partner. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Since 1976,wardens and volunteers at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve,have protected some of the rarest coastal birds in the area.Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust will be marking the milestone of the reserve's Shorebird Sanctuary with four events on 17 and 18 April www.bbc.com/news/article...

Prior to the 1986 global ban on commercial whaling,marine biologists estimated only around 10,000 of the humpback Whale still existed around the world. Today, more than 135,000 of them swim in the Earth’s oceans. www.popsci.com/environment/...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant has awarded $1.6 million to four new research projects that will investigate pressing concerns related to Massachusetts’ vital aquaculture and fisheries industries, including oysters, soft-shell clams, and black sea bass. ecomagazine.com/news/fisheri...

In Essex’s Blackwater Estuary,an innovative coastal adaptation plan is already underway,working with nature to protect landscapes crucial to climate change mitigation,rather than against it oceanographicmagazine.com/news/into-th...

La Niña and El Niño are among the most important natural weather patterns on Earth,and can affect temperatures and rainfall around the world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that sinking land not just rising oceans alone will be the main cause of future coastal flooding along Indonesia's densely populated Java Island,putting millions at risk sooner than expected. phys.org/news/2026-04...

In the Peruvian Amazon,prosecutors and documents show how“ghost paper forests”have allowed illegal logging to penetrate Indigenous governance,with forest permits rented or sold by community leaders and used to launder timber cut in unapproved or protected areas mongabay1.substack.com/p/as-traditi...

Roughly 100,000 years ago,during a relatively balmy period,giant ground sloths,saber tooth cats,camels,mastodons,giant tortoises and lion sized armadillo ancestors called a pampathere roamed what may have been moist,temperate forests of modern day Central Texas www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

The Shedd Aquarium recently welcomed a baby warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus), also known as a clown anglerfish, which staff have dubbed Domino.Domino may offer broader lessons about successfully rearing marine creatures in aquariums. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/m...

Citizen science project, Citizens of the Reef, is calling on people across the world to explore over 80,000 images captured from remote and unexplored regions of the Great Barrier Reef to create the largest-ever reef dataset. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/citizen...

La Niña and El Niño are among the most important natural weather patterns on Earth,and can affect temperatures and rainfall around the world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant has awarded $1.6 million to four new research projects that will investigate pressing concerns related to Massachusetts’ vital aquaculture and fisheries industries, including oysters, soft-shell clams, and black sea bass. ecomagazine.com/news/fisheri...

Citizen science project, Citizens of the Reef, is calling on people across the world to explore over 80,000 images captured from remote and unexplored regions of the Great Barrier Reef to create the largest-ever reef dataset. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/citizen...

The long-term ecological consequences of conflict are often overlooked in post-war reconstruction efforts, which typically prioritise physical infrastructure and immediate humanitarian relief. asianews.network/hunuz-dilli-...

More than half of the ocean is traversed by industrial fishing vessels, which, in their efforts to catch as much tuna,herring and other valued species as possible, can deplete those populations and accidentally catch threatened or endangered wildlife. www.pew.org/en/research-...

Since 1976,wardens and volunteers at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve,have protected some of the rarest coastal birds in the area.Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust will be marking the milestone of the reserve's Shorebird Sanctuary with four events on 17 and 18 April www.bbc.com/news/article...

A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world's first statue dedicated to a landmine detecting rat. Magawa,who lived to eight years old, sniffed out over 100 landmines and other explosives in Cambodia www.bbc.com/news/article...

11kg of illegal bushmeat,including cane rat and antelope have been seized from a property in south-east London.Bushmeat is wild animal meat hunted in tropical regions and is banned from import into the UK because it bypasses all legal safety and hygiene controls www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2190...

April 3,is now recognized as Jane Goodall Day,it is intended as a day of action,an invitation to carry forward the habits and responsibilities she encouraged,rather than simply commemorate her life. mongabay1.substack.com/p/today-is-j...

This new report finds that bottom trawling reduces the availability and accessibility of fish to coastal communities, and diverts good quality, nutritious fish to global markets. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/contrar...

Scientists have found the male octopuses arm is a sensory organ,similar to a tongue,that can detect the female hormone progesterone. This allows it to seek out and fertilise a mate, even if the male cannot see its sexual partner. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

RSPB West Sedgemoor and Greylake,in Somerset,played a key role in bringing cranes back,they are still an endangered species,but there are currently 87 breeding pairs in Somerset they raised 37 young last year,the UK crane population stands at about 250 adults and young. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Milk parsley,was once widespread around Hornsea Mere,but has declined sharply in recent decades,conservationists hope it could help bring the swallowtail the UK's largest native butterfly back to the area for the first time in more than a century. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Scientists have discovered over 110 new deep sea creatures,with the number expected to exceed 200,in Australia's Coral Sea.The discoveries were made in the Coral Sea Marine Park at depths between 2,000m and 3,000m by researchers aboard the vessel Investigator. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

The UWA has welcomed four southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park in Northern Uganda.The last of Uganda’s wild rhinos was killed in the early 1980s,the translocated animals come from a breeding program set up at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in 2005. mongabay1.substack.com/p/decades-af...

The world's tallest wind turbine is currently being built in Brandenburg,Germany.Once completed,the turbine will be 360m high,equivalent to a 100 storey building.It will be the second tallest structure in Germany,after the Berlin television tower which stands at 368m www.euronews.com/2026/04/01/w...

Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...

Pressure on the Antarctic krill industry is intensifying,as UK based supplement company Time Health becomes the first producer to sign the Antarctic Krill Pledge committing to phase out all krill derived products from its range in the coming months. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/eu-kril...

Almost 40% of England’s seas are designated as marine protected areas,and yet in the four years to 2024,trawlers using vast nets,including those that scour the seabed,caught more than 1.3m tonnes of fish within them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The lush and bountiful forests dotted along the USA’s eastern coastline are slowly being replaced by ghost forests,researchers have said that these forests may hold the key to understanding how coastal forest ecosystems respond to climate change. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/ghost-f...

WWF/Earth Hour Switch off for our world and connect with nature on Saturday 28 March 2026 at 8.30pm. www.wwf.org.uk/earth-hour?p...