67 h. ago ‘Baudin’s or bauxite?’: stark warning black cockatoo won’t survive mining expansion

BirdLife WA calls consequences of Alcoa’s proposals to clear 11,000ha of jarrah forest ‘irreversible and catastrophic’ for endangered birdGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFind more Australian bird of the year contentThe destruction of Western Australia’s northern jarrah forests for bauxite mining will push a threatened black cockatoo “to and beyond the brink of extinction” if governments allowed it to continue, conservationists have warned.Mark Henryon, a volunteer with Birdlife Western Australia, said there was a clear choice that would decide whether the endangered Baudin’s black cockatoo would survive. “Baudin’s or bauxite – we can’t have both,” he said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star dealt blow as they won't survive elimination 'unless a miracle happens'

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4 d. ago Monty Don urges gardeners to use easy trick to help frogs get through autumn

There are plenty of jobs to do in the garden as autumn takes hold but one simple hack could help wildlife survive the colder months, according to TV star and gardening expert Monty Don

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2 w. ago The Munchkins' sordid legacy: As one of the last surviving Wizard of Oz cast dies aged 94... how the Hollywood film was marred with drunken orgies and 'little people' pimping

The child star (right) from Colorado had turned eight years old when she filmed the beloved 1939 film, making her one of eight children who danced and sang as part of the Munchkin ensemble.

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2 w. ago Elaine Merk Binder dead at 94: The Wizard of Oz star passes away as tributes flood in

Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving actors who played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz has died.

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2 w. ago One of last surviving Wizard of Oz stars dies after starring opposite Judy Garland

Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving stars from the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, has died aged 94. She played a Munchkin in the musical

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2 w. ago Elaine Merk Binder dead: One of the last surviving stars of The Wizard of Oz dies at 94

Elaine Merk Binder, who was one of the last surviving munchkins from the much-loved film The Wizard of Oz, has died at the age of 94, according to reports

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2 w. ago At least 50 asylum seekers are beaten and hurled overboard in mass execution by smugglers who accused them of black magic when engine broke on crossing to Europe

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Allegations of mass high seas executions on board the overcrowded vessel emerged at the start of the month after 248 survivors were rescued off the African coast and taken to Gran Canaria.

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