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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/01/5bn-project-to-map-dna-of-every-animal-plant-and-fungus?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0xhYk5vdGVzLTE4MTEwMg%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=LabNotes&CMP=labnotes_email

$5bn project to map DNA of every animal, plant and fungusInternational sequencing drive will involve reading genomes of 1.5m species

“One such piece of feedback was that dogs were responding well to reggae music, which has led to a new series of dog reggae. This finding is backed up by a 2017 study conducted by the Scottish SPCA and the University of Glasgow. The research found that while classical music had an initial calming effect on the dogs, after a few days they became…[Read more]

Pet sounds: why your dog loves listening to Bob MarleyWith fireworks season upon us, an explosion of dog-friendly music is on hand to help soothe stressed canines. But who knew reggae is such a hit?

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/02/basketballer-caught-flying-into-australia-with-pet-bulldog-in-hand-luggage?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlBVVMtMTgxMTAy&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS&CMP=GTAU_email

Basketballer caught flying into Australia with pet bulldog in hand luggageRecruited to play for Brisbane Bullets, Lamar Patterson will now have to bid farewell to his pet, which is being deported to the US

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/01/bolsonaro-environment-agriculture-ministries-amazon

Bolsonaro to merge environment and agriculture ministries in threat to the AmazonConservationists fear move will put short-term business interests ahead of the world’s biggest terrestrial carbon sink, indigenous communities and rich eco-systems

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/01/tiny-frog-takes-giant-leap-for-the-worlds-endangered-species

Tiny frog takes giant leap for the world's endangered speciesHumans have proven adept at wiping out vast numbers of animals. Can we atone by saving species through captivity breeding?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/truth-vegans-sovilified/

The truth about why we vegans are so vilifiedJust for the record, I’m not outraged by Waitrose magazine editor William Sitwell’s comments about vegans this week.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/veganism-helps-diabetics-lose-weight-and-control-blood-sugar-m8z5zf5qn#_=_

Veganism helps diabetics lose weight and control blood sugarVegans have long championed the health benefits of their diet and now they can point to research suggesting that cutting out meat and dairy can keep type 2 diabetes in check. Patients following a...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fruitful-vegans-bb3x0bfvx

Fruitful VegansThe editor of Waitrose’s Food magazine is not a fan of vegans. When a freelance journalist suggested to William Sitwell that he feature some vegan recipes, he emailed back his idea for “a series on...

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/oct/31/the-meghan-effect-how-her-ethical-and-sustainable-fashion-choices-change-lives?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlBVVMtMTgxMTAx&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS&CMP=GTAU_email

The Meghan effect: can her ethical and sustainable fashion choices change lives?The duchess pulls on a pair of skinny jeans … and up to 30 women rescued from human trafficking will be hired as seamstresses

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/01/third-of-britons-have-stopped-or-reduced-meat-eating-vegan-vegetarian-report

Third of Britons have stopped or reduced eating meat - reportFigures from Waitrose suggest animal welfare, environmental and health concerns driving sea change in UK diet

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/31/waitrose-editor-quits-vegan

Why William Sitwell’s vegan mockery is not a sackable offenceThe editor of Waitrose magazine has quit after a row over his suggestion of a series on ‘killing vegans’ in reply to a cookery writer’s pitch. But let’s see this for what it really is

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/31/waitrose-magazine-editor-william-sitwell-steps-down-over-email-mocking-vegans

Waitrose magazine editor quits after joke about killing vegansWilliam Sitwell emailed about ‘hypocrisy’ and suggested force-feeding vegans meat

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/31/five-countries-hold-70-of-worlds-last-wildernesses-map-reveals

Five countries hold 70% of world's last wildernesses, map revealsFirst map of Earth’s intact ecosystems shows just five nations are responsible for most of them – but it will require global action to protect them

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/31/electric-food-sci-fi-diet-planet-food-animals-environment

Electric food – the new sci-fi diet that could save our planet | George MonbiotGrowing food without plants or animals sounds far-fetched. But it could stop environmental destruction, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/opinion/earth-biodiversity-conservation-billion-dollars.html?fbclid=IwAR2QH2Y_zrI0wKw84fP3TBNzqtt0928G9CorUfQx0-TgLz6_xLpt_yMmLs0

Opinion | We Have to Save the Planet. So I’m Donating $1 Billion.I will give this sum over the next decade to help accelerate land and ocean conservation around the world.

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-46031042#

Portugal's strays get 'cat mansions'A vet in Portugal is using washing machines to house stray cats in her home town.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/animals-rescued-hellish-albanian-zoo-212853415.html?fbclid=IwAR1y00PaCno_I3iHyRTlvSTk3xC4QeZoe_e7R2QUK4XMf2D3vpVp0cnVZwM

Animals rescued from 'hellish' Albanian zooAlbanian police on Sunday broke open cages at a private zoo and removed 11 animals including three lions and a bear being kept in "hellish" conditions, animal welfare workers said. After the owner of the zoo at Fier, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the capital Tirana, allegedly refused

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/29/worlds-top-fishing-nations-to-be-given-millions-to-protect-oceans

World's top fishing nations to be given millions to protect oceansBloomberg Philanthropies to launch major grant for coastal communities to improve the health of oceans

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/oct/30/truffles-ghosts-and-now-malaria-things-dogs-can-sniff-out

Truffles, ghosts and now malaria: things dogs can sniff outMan’s best friends have long been put to work, and a recent medical study has shown hounds can be trained to smell malaria in children. Is there anything they can’t do?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/30/black-bears-conservation-population-coexisting-humans

No picnic: Americans face encounters with black bears as population reboundsLargely relieved of pressure from deforestation and hunting, bears are increasingly coming into contact with people