07-06-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com

The fight to save Australia’s ‘incredibly captivating’ endangered spiny crayfish

Global heating is destroying creeks the crayfish call home. They’re the canary in the coalmine for other species living in the delicate ecosystemsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNightfall comes early under the dense cloak of the rainforest canopy and Ollie Scully – boots off and barefoot – is wading through the cool water with his torch scouring the rocky bottom of a shallow creek.We are at an undisclosed spot in the hinterland of Queensland’s S
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