Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Bear attack survival tips released in Japan as encounters surge

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:55:05 +0000

Governor of one prefecture says he is considering asking the military for help to tackle increasing attacks amid thousands-strong bear population

Knowing what to do in the event of a close encounter with a bear was once a concern only for hikers and foragers in Japan. Now, however, people in populated areas are being urged to learn how to protect themselves following a spate of attacks, as the animals leave their natural habitats in search of food.

Coalition and Greens scolded for opposing new nature laws by author of key environment report

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:53:36 +0000

Graeme Samuel says he is ‘puzzled’ by the opposition’s desire to split the EPBC Act into two parts given his previous interactions with Sussan Ley

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Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:01:17 +0000

As Cop30 approaches, a new report makes it clear the survival of isolated tribes is under threat as protections are eroded. It’s time our countries fulfilled their obligations to defend Indigenous people

Coalition pushes to break up environment bill as fight over new nature laws heads to parliament

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 14:00:08 +0000

Sussan Ley wants to prioritise ‘practical’ measures for fast-track projects but delay protections for nature

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The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 14:00:06 +0000

Fish named after Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus was most recently tracked at a section of the mid-Murray, near Belsar Island

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Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:02 +0000

Russia’s arrest of a Ukrainian scientist this week over his support for curbs on krill fishing have thrown the vital role of the tiny marine species into the spotlight

Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:01 +0000

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov

Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?

Cruise control: could a £5 ‘entry’ fee help balance Orkney’s needs with tourist demand?

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 07:00:56 +0000

With tourists outnumbering locals by 20:1, islanders say levy is needed to help protect neolithic sites and maintain public services

Artisan jewellery, gift and whisky shops crowd the main street of Kirkwall on Orkney. The town even has a new sushi shop, offering bento boxes and matcha cheesecake.

Once home to the Viking earls who ruled the islands, Kirkwall has hit it rich: it tops the UK’s charts for cruise ship visits, as American, German and Italian tourists descend on remarkable neolithic sites such as Skara Brae and its medieval cathedral.

Young first-time buyers forced into ‘nature deserts’, UK data shows

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:00:55 +0000

Exclusive: High cost of homes near green spaces may be deepening health inequalities, says wildlife coalition

Young first-time buyers in the UK are being forced into areas that are starved of nature, research has found.

Experts say young people are moving into “nature deserts” because government policy has failed to create greener and healthier new-build properties.

Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:06:32 +0000

Retention of ministerial powers satisfies key demand of Coalition and industry but disappoints groups who wanted ‘arms-length’ review

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