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https://www.cherrydigital.co/infographs/American-Carnivore/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/27/seal-slaps-kayaker-face-octopus-new-zealand

'Mate, what just happened?' Seal slaps kayaker in face with octopus‘I could feel all the hard parts of the octopus on my face,’ says Kyle Mulinder

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-scientists-stumble-across-endangered-whale-not-seen-in-canada-in-years-2/

Scientists spot endangered whale not seen in Canadian waters for decadesThe group saw five of the large creatures swimming amid a pod of fin whales and, using large binoculars, the teams determined they were sei whales

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/26/back-from-the-brink-the-global-effort-to-save-coral-from-climate-change?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=286468&subid=26212650&CMP=GT_US_collection

Back from the brink: the global effort to save coral from climate changeUnderwater nurseries encouraging growth of coral fragments on fibreglass offer glimmer of hope for endangered ecosystems

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2165778/demand-lucky-hair-puts-vietnams-elephants-jeopardy

Demand for ‘lucky’ hair puts Vietnam’s elephants in jeopardyTrade in elephant hairs putting country’s few remaining animals at risk

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/20/wildlife-needs-a-new-plan-for-agriculture

Wildlife needs a new plan for agriculture | LettersLetters: Chris Packham’s manifesto for wildlife won’t work without a radical new plan for agriculture, says Michael Bunney

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/26/no-deal-brexit-will-be-catastrophic-say-british-farmers-national-farmers-union-eu

No-deal Brexit 'would stop British farming exports for six months'National Farmers Union warns of ‘catastrophic’ wait to be approved as an EU food supplier if no deal struck

“The new research shows that without meat and dairy consumption, global farmland use could be reduced by more than 75% – an area equivalent to the US, China, European Union and Australia combined – and still feed the world. Loss of wild areas to agriculture is the leading cause of the current mass extinction of wil…[Read more]

Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on EarthBiggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock - it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of farmland

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/26/going-vegan-environmental-reasons-nervous-transition

I’m thinking of going vegan but I’m nervous about such a huge transition. Any advice?In this series Poppy Noor discusses an issue concerning how we can build happy, well-run communities. But what do you think? Send us your thoughts and responses

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/26/thames-beluga-whale-omen-changing-climate-gravesend

The lonely Thames beluga whale is an anomaly – and an omen | Philip HoareIt seems apt this whale has appeared in the ominously named Gravesend, says whale expert Philip Hoare

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/26/beluga-whale-spotted-again-in-thames-amid-concerns-for-its-safety

Beluga whale remains in Thames amid concerns for its safetyEcologists ask public to stay away as beluga is seen 25 miles east of London and 1,500 miles from its normal habitat

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/26/kangaroo-is-loose-florida-vanilla-ices-animal-guy-says-its-time-have-fun/?utm_term=.7b1ab190a221

A kangaroo is on the loose in Florida. Vanilla Ice’s animal guy says it knows ‘it’s time to have fun.’As of Tuesday evening, the 'roo hunt was ongoing and the animal had eluded a dozen officers and two drones.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/25/nearly-people-applied-run-cat-sanctuary-greek-island/?utm_term=.621b9abab056

Nearly 40,000 people applied to run a cat sanctuary on a Greek islandA cat rescuer from California has been given a job that hopefuls in 90 countries sought.

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/what-happens-animals-during-natural-disasters?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

What Happens to Animals During Natural Disasters?Who’s saving pets and how—and how to protect your animals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2018/sep/25/lost-beluga-whale-seen-in-thames-estuary-video

'Lost' beluga whale seen in Thames estuary – videoA beluga whale has been spotted off Gravesend in the Thames estuary

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-45646088/fazza-crown-prince-of-dubai-the-animal-rescuer

Crown Prince of Dubai, the animal rescuerThe royal, known as Fazza, shared a video of himself helping to release an oryx from some netting.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/26/slow-moving-justice-tortoise-recovered-seven-years-after-perth-zoo-theft

Slow-moving justice: tortoise recovered seven years after Perth zoo theftDiscovery comes as zoo faces scrutiny after a meerkat was stolen, and later recovered

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/canadian-green-crabs-migration.html

‘Highly Aggressive’ Green Crabs From Canada Menace Maine’s CoastThe crabs, which are known as the “cockroach of the sea,” eat oysters, can prey on lobsters in groups and have been known to turn on each other, experts said.

https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Article/2018/09/24/ECJ-to-rule-on-non-stunned-organic-meat-labelling-case?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=25-Sep-2018&c=1Mhw64nyxKmfEDgVKyR4U9Wv9x9APqaN&p2=

ECJ judge advises non-stunned halal and kosher meat can be labelled organicA European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general has advised the court to allow organic labels to be fixed to meat and poultry products from livestock killed under religious rules, such as halal and kosher, without pre-stunning.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-45595043/is-being-vegan-better-for-the-environment#

Is being vegan better for the environment?An increasing number of people are choosing the plant-based diet.