Animals
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The biggest swarms of the insects in a generation have devastated crops and grazing across Africa but are now being turned into sustainable, high-protein animal fodder and fertiliserGallery
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Kills quickly exceeded statewide limit, forcing the state to end the hunting season early
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The pygmy hog is still endangered but a reintroduction programme in Assam, India, has given it a greater chance of survival
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Drivers of decline likely to be habitat loss, intensive farming, climate change and light pollution
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Government gave emergency authorisation to a neonicotinoid earlier this year - but says chemical was not needed
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Delaying gratification may have evolved in the squid-like creature to maximise efficiency
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A ‘low-level’ but lasting plague is costing farmers money in lost grain across Queensland, NSW and Victoria
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The trainer has damaged his sport’s delicate contract with the public after he was photographed sitting on a gelding’s corpse
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Study finds five in 100,000 Australians taken to hospital for bee and wasp stings, twice the rate for spiders and snakes
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On social media, Ryan Fischer says ‘healing still needs to happen’ after he was attacked while walking three dogs
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The condor, a vulture threatened by giant wind turbines, may be helped by energy company’s breeding project
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