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Fauna & Flora, an international nature conservation group, has identified 10 weird and wonderful species at risk of ...

Just 400 northern hairy-nosed wombats remain in the wild, and conservationists say the new videos signal the critically endangered species’ breeding success Sarah Kuta Scientists sequenced the ...

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In 2022, its officers responded to some "weird and wonderful" animal rescues ... rescuer Laura Barber before releasing it back into the wild. In September, fire crews were called to help another ...