There’s officially just one classification for ‘wild dogs/dingoes’, which lists them as pests
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The Australian Capital Territory has taken steps to recognise dingoes as a distinct species in need of protection after DNA research found a population of up to 400 pure dingoes in Namadgi national park.
But farmers worry the change will hamper their efforts to protect their livestock.
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07/05/2024 - 19:00
07/05/2024 - 18:22
Critics point out political roadmap for a potential second term created by ‘more than 20 officials Trump appointed’
Donald Trump is trying to claim he has “nothing to do” with Project 2025, a political roadmap created by people close to him for his potential second term.
The project, which is led by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative thinktank, seeks to crack down on various issues including immigration, reproductive rights, environmental protections and LGBTQ+ rights. It also aims to replace federal employees with Trump loyalists across the government.
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07/05/2024 - 14:45
French fire grows to more than 900 acres, as millions across US west face sweltering temperatures and dry conditions
A fast-moving wildfire burning near Yosemite national park is threatening rural communities as millions of people in California and across the US west swelter under a brutal heatwave that is predicted to persist through the weekend.
The French fire broke out on Thursday and grew to more than 900 acres (364 hectares) by Friday afternoon. The fire is 15% contained with “multiple evacuations and road closures in place”, according to local fire officials.
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07/05/2024 - 11:02
The hit show shows how kitchens are pressure cookers of stress, but not how professional cooking ravages the body
The opening scene of the popular F/X drama The Bear’s latest season opens with troubled chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto gazing at a deep scar in his hand. He vaguely explains its origin to his doctor girlfriend, Claire; the now-healed injury seems like nothing much to him. Attuned to what Carmy leaves unsaid, she asks if the wound hurt so much that he couldn’t feel it at the time.
That delayed pain applies to Carmy’s other wounds: the mental health damage sustained in an abusive kitchen and a harsh upbringing. But now he’s passing his trauma on to his own restaurant staff as he pushes them toward their breaking points.
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07/05/2024 - 05:25
Former Oasis guitarist describes festival, which has long championed political causes, as ‘kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling’
Noel Gallagher has decried Glastonbury festival, long a champion of leftwing political causes such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, as “getting a bit woke now”.
Speaking to the Sun, the former Oasis guitarist said: “It’s getting a bit woke now, that place, and a bit kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling. I don’t like it in music – little fucking idiots waving flags around and making political statements and bands taking the stage and saying, ‘Hey guys, isn’t war terrible, yeah? Let’s all boo war. Fuck the Tories man,’ and all that. It’s like, look – play your fucking tunes and get off.”
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07/05/2024 - 02:42
Working group to look at where birds might be introduced and engage with boroughs and local community in capital
White storks could soon be wheeling in the skies above London and building their huge nests among towers, flats and spires as a result of new rewilding plans.
After the success of the charismatic birds’ successful reintroduction into southern England since 2016, a white stork working group has been established to seek out habitat and gauge the political will to reintroduce the birds to Greater London.
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07/05/2024 - 01:00
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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07/04/2024 - 13:58
Drone footage released by the Grenadian prime minister's office showed widespread destruction on the island of Carriacou after Hurricane Beryl struck. After his visit to Carriacou, Grenada's prime minister, Dickon Mitchell, described the aftermath of the category 4 storm as 'Armageddon-like'. Mitchell said about 98% of the buildings were either damaged or demolished, and the electrical grid and communication systems were almost entirely obliterated
Hurricane Beryl hits Jamaica after leaving ‘Armageddon-like’ trail in Grenada
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07/04/2024 - 11:03
Category 3 storm with wind speeds of up to 120mph continues to wreak ‘utter devastation’ in Caribbean
Why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
Hurricane Beryl is barrelling through the Cayman Islands after causing death and destruction in Jamaica.
The British overseas territory is bearing the brunt of the hurricane, which has been causing “utter devastation” in the Caribbean since Monday, when it almost destroyed parts of Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
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07/04/2024 - 10:00
Projections of shortfalls – and calls for more production – come even as the bulk of gas produced in Australia is exported
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East coast gas shortfalls could emerge as soon as 2027, a year earlier than was forecast six months ago – and in some states in 2026 – unless new sources of supply are made available, the competition watchdog has warned in a report.
Released on Friday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report does not cover the supply squeeze that prompted the market operator last month to issue a “threat notice” of potential shortfalls of the fuel in southern states, amid production issues and a prolonged cold snap.
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