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Rebecca Ratcliffe

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Rebecca Ratcliffe

    ‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population - AOL (opens the original)

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    The mother’s hands were peeling from walking on the torched ground. Her eight-month-old baby, which clung to her side, was dehydrated and thin. The pair, named Mama Abu and Abu (“ash” in Indonesian), were found in an oil palm subsidiary estate, rescuers say. The orangutan pair were saved last month from wildfires that are devouring Indonesia’s forests and peatland, unleashing thick smog, and destroying the habitat of some of the planet’s most vulnerable species. Primate specialists from the Inte

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Rebecca Ratcliffe

    They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? - AOL (opens the original)

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    Dawn has broken, and the air is cool and still. It’s at about this time that gibbons usually erupt into song, wa-oo-ing and wa-ing from the highest branches and filling the tree tops with rich melodies. But in this corner of Malaysian forest, bordered by housing and roads, the resident white-handed gibbons are quiet. All that can be heard is the hum of traffic from a nearby highway. This isn’t a rare occurrence for this group of gibbons, according to research, which found these particular gibbon

  3. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Rebecca Ratcliffe

    ‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild - AOL (opens the original)

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    The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and snacks donated by the public. Their contact with carers was limited to two people. Then, after up to a year in rehabilitation, they returned home to the wilds of British Columbia. “It’s a feelgood thing – people feel good when the cage opens,” says Dr Lana M Ciarniello, a bear specialist who tracked the Canadian yearlings in a recent study. There is a perception that bears will thrive in thei

  4. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Rebecca Ratcliffe

    The ‘Cockroach Lord’ who names new species after Tolkien and Pokémon characters - AOL (opens the original)

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    When Cristian Lucañas tells people about his job, their response is normally a mix of shock and confusion. “The majority would actually be questioning why,” says Lucañas, 32, who is the only entomologist specialising in cockroaches in the Philippines, where he is known as the “Cockroach Lord”. He recalls one person, apparently perplexed at the insects’ existence, asking simply: “Did God create cockroaches?” Others seek advice on how best to kill them. Cockroaches have serious reputational issues

  5. Article · Jul 5, 2026 · Rebecca Ratcliffe

    ‘They ate the shrimp, they even ate the crab’: Thai fishers count the cost of a voracious invader - AOL (opens the original)

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    The menu at Kor-Tae seafood restaurant, in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province, is filled with Thai classics – from tom yum talay, a fragrant hot and sour soup, to spicy larb salads. But the restaurant’s chef is also experimenting with a more controversial ingredient: blackchin tilapia. “People are hesitant, but once they try it – [they say] it’s delicious,” says owner Adisorn Jamsuksaward, who has been offering the non-native fish free of charge to friends who request it. Cooking is a way to make

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