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Over the course of a few generations (and less than 100 years), the entire population of tiger snakes would become easy-gainers.

New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state, packed with 9.2 million people from High Point to Cape May Point. It’s not the easiest place for wild animals to cross the road.

A pair of beavers are set to be released in an enclosure at Ewhurst Park, near Basingstoke

Scientists say the Murray cod has disappeared from parts of the Darling-Baaka River and bringing it back may not be possible.

In 1930, a travelling showman released 40 tiger snakes on a West Australian island. Now experts say their descendants are living proof of high-speed evolution.

The parasite-borne disease is classed as ‘neglected’ yet causes 12,000 deaths a year, mostly in Latin America. Can the world really wipe it out by 2030?

A pair of the semi-aquatic mammals will be released on to Ewhurst Park estate

With Nova, the clouded leopard, reunited with her sister at the Dallas Zoo, police are also now investigating a second tampered enclosure on the grounds — home to a small troop of spectacled langur monkeys.

Anyone who sees the entangled whale should call the ORRCA Rescue Hotline on 02 9415 3333.

A woman and boy have been stung by a deadly Irukandji jellyfish at a beach in far north Queensland.

When we think of evolution, we tend to picture slow changes occurring over very long periods of time, typically millions of years. However, evolution can actually happen much faster, over only a few generations: think COVID-19 strains, for example. And this fast evolution isn’t just restricted to viruses and microbes.