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Plastic Pollution Fish Ocean

Not all marine fish eat plastics

The Gulf Stream, which curves along the southern shore of Newfoundland, is saturated with plastics. Fish that feed from the surface waters, where plastics tend to accumulate, are in an ideal position to ingest plastics.
dog in car

It takes just six minutes for a dog to die in a hot car

The soaring temperatures in Europe and North America have seen a rise in reports of dogs being rescued from hot cars. Police across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Canada have all saved dogs from certain death.
White Shark

NSW shark nets removal to allow whales to migrate, may cause fresh attacks

Latest reports from Australia suggest that shark nets have been removed from NSW beaches to protect migrating whales. NSW Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair has said that nets at Evans Head Beach, Lennox Head’s Seven Mile Beach, Shelly Beach, Sharpes Beach and Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach will be removed two weeks prior to the end of the six-month trial.
Reuters/Simon Newman

Ecofund climate change company killed off by Newman government

According to newly revealed documents, environmental health is not important to the governing body as it cut programs and sold Ecofund for less than what it costs. Ecofund was a state-owned carbon and environmental offsetting and advisory company.
Bat

Australian heatwave kills more than 700 flying foxes

Recent reports of over a thousand grey-headed flying foxes are dying off due to the heat. It is said that some bats die while still hanging in the tree. Over the course of the week, they fall down to the ground and are cleaned up.

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