The week in wildlife – in pictures
A flock of starlings fly in the light of the setting sun in the village of Popielarze, near Warsaw, Poland.
Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty...
Environment Agency chief supports plan to weaken river pollution rules
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The week in wildlife – in pictures
A water rail at Northumberland Park in North Tyneside
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
An adder,
Vipera berus, just out of hibernation basking in the morning sunshine
Photograph: Sandra Standbridge/Alamy
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Jumeirah sideboard, GBP599, Atkin and Thyme
Rose gold rug, GBP79, limitedabode.co.uk
Bilot side table by Porada at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London (020 3155 3065); dcch.co.uk/
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We should stop buying fish until the industry stops slaughtering dolphins...
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The week in wildlife – in pictures
Igneada Floodplain Forests national park in western Turkey is home to a wide variety of ecosystems and animal habitats.
Photograph: Ozgun Tiran/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
An Egyptian...
The climate crisis will deepen coronavirus. A green stimulus plan can...
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Animals Farmed: Meat plant virus outbreaks, China’s cattle imports and Amazon...
News from around the worldUS senators have called for pork producers to be given financial assistance to ensure the "humane euthanization and disposal" of...
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