Africa’s pandemic-fuelled conservation crisis
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Africa’s pandemic-fuelled conservation crisis

COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in how we protect African wildlife. But it's also given us an opportunity to improve our approach to these urgent challenges.

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Aardvark pulls off surprisingly speedy escape from hyena

In this remarkable footage shot in South Africa's Greater Mabula Private Game Reserve, an aardvark shows off its sprinting skills to evade a brown hyena.

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Why is this sea otter "nibbling" a horn shark?
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Why is this sea otter "nibbling" a horn shark?

A sea otter startled onlookers recently when it surfaced off the coast of California with a small horn shark clasped in its forearms.

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All the winners in this year's "Capturing Ecology" photo contest
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All the winners in this year's "Capturing Ecology" photo contest

Feeding flamingoes, a jumping spider poised to strike and a roadrunner-rattlesnake showdown all feature in the visual feast of images selected as winners in the 2020 British Ecological Society photography contest.

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