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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/28/men-vegetarian-meat-eating-social-shame

Men – if you want the vegetarian option, be bold and order it | Greg DouglasA study shows that men fear social shame for not eating meat. I say it’s an alpha move to opt for the aubergine if you want it, says freelance writer and vegetarian Greg Douglas

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/29/like-nicotine-bees-develop-preference-for-pesticides-study-shows

'Like nicotine': Bees develop preference for pesticides, study showsInsects’ acquired taste for pesticide-laced food is similar to nicotine addiction in smokers, say scientists

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/29/indian-farmers-despair-marauding-cows-uttar-pradesh

'I ward them off with a cricket bat': Indian farmers despair over marauding cowsHerds of cows abandoned by dairy farmers because of anti-slaughter laws are causing chaos in the Uttar Pradesh countryside

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/28/bees-new-york-hot-dog-stand-times-square-video

Swarm of 20,000 bees attack New York City hotdog standHordes of people eagerly watched an NYPD officer-turned-beekeeper remove the insects from a stall ... with a vacuum

https://www.limerickpost.ie/2018/08/28/limerick-campaigner-seeks-referendum-on-animal-rights/

Limerick campaigner seeks referendum on animal rightsOutspoken Limerick animal rights campaigner John Carmody believes the next referendum should be to establish rights for animals - Limerick Post Newspaper.

https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Article/2018/08/28/Lawsuit-over-meat-free-labelling-filed?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=28-Aug-2018&c=1Mhw64nyxKkdipU9F3HFbGFqxsQ7DkZF&p2=

Lawsuit filed in US over labelling of meat-free and clean meat productsA lawsuit has been filed in the US against the state of Missouri over the labelling of non-meat and clean meat products.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45320038#_=_

Ban on electric shock collars for petsEnvironment Secretary Michael Gove said the collars caused unacceptable "harm and suffering".

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/28/country-diary-more-slithering-predators-please

Country diary: more slithering predators, pleaseFerry Meadows, Peterborough: There’s nothing I want more than grass snakes in my garden

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/26/wasp-traps-increase-the-risk-of-stings

Wasp traps increase the risk of stings | LettersLetters: We need to find ways for the human being and wasp to coexist peacefully, says Matt Shardlow – but Hannah Hyam isn’t so sure

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/28/tiger-injured-poacher-to-get-fake-paw-india

Toes of the tiger: animal injured by poacher to get 'world first' fake pawSahebrao lost toes in a trap in India six years ago and has been in pain ever since

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45323426

Gary Mabbutt: Rat ate part of my foot while I sleptFormer Tottenham and England defender Gary Mabbutt says a rat ate part of his foot while he was asleep in South Africa.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-45303689/elephant-repellent-invented-at-a-kenyan-school-that-warns-by-sms

The elephant repellent that warns by SMSKenyan schoolgirl Sandra Lukindo and her classmates have invented a device to warn off elephants from their village.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-endangered-killer-whale-is-still-struggling-biologists-say/

Scientists express concern for ailing killer whale last spotted off coast of Washington stateThe emaciated whale is part of the endangered southern resident population, which has just 75 members remaining

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-in-new-brunswicks-blueberry-country-a-nuisance-bird-earns-respect/

In New Brunswick’s blueberry country, a ‘nuisance’ bird earns respect and alliesEvery year, migrating whimbrels stop on a New Brunswick island to feast on fruit. Now, scientists are persuading farmers not to see the birds as a threat to their bottom line

https://www.inkstonenews.com/society/last-wonton-monkey-breaks-chinese-convenience-store/article/2161506

A peckish primateA simian shoplifter caused chaos last Friday in a convenience store in Guiyang City, in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The monkey snuck into the shop and was rapidly chased away – but undeterred, the primate soon returned for a s Read more...

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2161539/dog-owner-turns-chinese-accident-and-emergency-unit-4am-and

Man turns up at A&E in China and demands they treat his dogPet owner hurled abuse at staff when they tried to explain that he needed to take his golden retriever to a vet

“The genetic mixing work has implications for how today’s endangered animals should be protected, Dr. Barlow said. He wondered whether animals that have DNA from other species should be preferentially conserved because they are likely to be hardier, or whether biologists should preferentially protect ‘purer’ animals with less genetic m…[Read more]

Extinct Cave Bear DNA Lives On in Brown BearsModern brown bears are carrying a bit of genetic material passed down from the cave bear, in a study that suggests extinction does not always vanquish a species’ genes.

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Country diary: bottlenose dolphin attack shatters Flipper illusionsChanonry Point, Moray Firth: These cetaceans kill their porpoise cousins. Do they see them as competition for food? Or are they just killing for sport?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/16/ukraine-claims-dolphin-army-captured-by-russia-went-on-hunger-strike

Ukraine says military dolphins captured by Russia went on hunger strikeRussia captured the dolphins in 2014 and says the trained mammals refused interact with coaches or eat

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/26/indigenous-communities-use-drones-to-protect-amazon-river-dolphins

How drones are being used to protect the Amazon's dolphinsDrone footage is building up the missing data on dolphin populations that is crucial to ensuring their protection and long-term survival