There are now 325 kakapos in New Zealand, the largest population of the giant, flightless parrot species in decades, conservationists said.

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Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 in June in migratory seabirds. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly, straining government responses.

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The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.

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The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.

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