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Mystery kangaroo in Austria eludes policeAustria often laments being mistaken for Australia - will a recent kangaroo sighting make it worse?

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2162466/five-moon-bears-rescued-hong-kong-based-charity-bile-farm-vietnam-after

NGO rescues five moon bears caged for 21 years in VietnamAnimals Asia freed the bears from barren concrete cells where they had been kept behind bars for more than two decades. The group has so far rescued 177 bears from farms in Vietnam

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2162644/selfies-wedding-dress-iguanas-chinese-do-galapagos-islands

Sitting ducks for animal selfies: Galapagos Islands welcome Chinese touristsA tour guide on the stunning islands recalls his encounters with Chinese groups and reveals some of the spot’s natural wonders

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2162757/delay-full-ban-ivory-trade-hong-kong-could

Delay on ban of ivory in Hong Kong may encourage poaching, study showsWhile China stopped the sale of ivory last year, Hong Kong’s gradual approach will only see it outlawed in December 2021

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2162645/scales-endangered-pangolin-found-sale-chinese-e

Scales of endangered pangolin found for sale on Chinese e-commerce sitePackages did not display special government labels required for legal products

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/13/what-can-i-do-to-help-elephants

'What can I do to help elephants?'Climate change, poaching, competition for food and water… elephants have never faced such threats. Here are more than 50 ways to give them a helping hand. Can you add to the list?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/18/did-george-orwell-shoot-an-elephant-his-1936-confession-and-what-it-might-mean

Did George Orwell shoot an elephant? His 1936 'confession' – and what it might meanGeorge Orwell wrote a shocking account of a colonial policeman who kills an elephant and is filled with self-loathing. But was this fiction – or a confession? An Orwell expert introduces the original story

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/19/super-gangs-africa-poaching-crisis

'They're like the mafia': the super gangs behind Africa's poaching crisisPressure is mounting against multi-faceted smugglers but the legal case, though strong, is enormously complex

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/03/exclusive-footage-shows-young-elephants-being-captured-in-zimbabwe-for-chinese-zoos

Exclusive: footage shows young elephants being captured in Zimbabwe for Chinese zoosRare footage of the capture of wild young elephants in Zimbabwe shows rough treatment of the calves as they are sedated and taken away

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/11/elephants-animal-welfare-why-do-we-deny-ignore-feelings-other-species

Elephants mourn. Dogs love. Why do we deny the feelings of other species?Scientists are discovering more and more about the internal lives of animals. But what does this mean for the way humans behave?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/03/peruvian-villagers-face-and-intimidation-from-land-traffickers

Peruvian villagers face murder and intimidation from land traffickersInvaders continue to seize land within the Chaparrí ecological reserve, one of Peru’s most biodiverse forests

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/13/tax-havens-shielding-companies-deforestation-overfishing

Tax havens shielding companies responsible for deforestation and overfishing70% of vessels implicated in illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing are registered in tax havens, report finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/23/they-are-taking-out-a-generation-of-tuna-overfishing-causes-crisis-in-philippines

'They are taking out a generation of tuna': overfishing causes crisis in PhilippinesMen like Raul Gomez have been catching tuna for 40 years, but as fisheries in the region edge closer to collapse, he spends longer at sea to catch ever smaller tuna

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/29/fish-populations-could-rise-even-with-extreme-climate-change-study-shows

Fish populations could rise in warming climate with better managementWith better management of fishing, global catches could increase even if temperatures rise by as much as 4C, say scientists

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/19/poachers-abalone-south-africa-seafood-divers

The poachers and the treasures of the deep: diving for abalone in South AfricaThe seafood delicacy can sell for £420 a plate in China. As demand outstrips legal supply, divers from the poor suburbs of Cape Town are making up the shortfall

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/20/manatee-deaths-toxic-red-tide-algae-bloom-florida

Toxic 'red tide' blamed for rise of manatee deaths in FloridaExperts blame a cold snap at the beginning of the year and algae bloom in the Gulf of Mexico for the fatalities

FISH ON FARMS FED FARMED MAGGOTS
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/21/specieswatch-black-soldier-fly-the-uks-newest-farmed-creature

Specieswatch: black soldier fly the UK's newest farmed creatureMaggots fed on waste food and larvae used as food on fish farms, promising revolutionary changes

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/04/first-eight-bird-extinctions-of-the-21st-century-confirmed

Eight bird species are first confirmed avian extinctions this decadeMost of the extinctions were caused by deforestation in South America, a new study of endangered birds shows

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/04/bleeding-vegan-b12-burger-marstons-uk-pub

Marston's will be first UK pub chain to sell 'bleeding' vegan burgerMeatless B12 Burger appears to bleed when cut and will go on sale in chain’s food pubs

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/05/bonnethead-omnivorous-shark-species-identified

First known omnivorous shark species identified60% of the bonnethead shark’s diet is made up of seagrass, which they happily graze upon as well as eating fish, crabs, snails and shrimp