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A 15-year-old catches 158 toxic pufferfish and wins first prize in the state-funded “hunt” — here’s what he has to say

The winner is 15-year-old Giannis Tsouktouridis, a student at the 5th Gymnasium of Palaio Faliro, who came first in the children’s category

Venomous sharks discovered in River Thames in ZSL survey

Other species were also found thriving after vital conservation work improved the river’s health since it was declared “biologically dead” in 1957

Crete: locals catch giant silver-cheeked toadfish with enough poison to kill 30 people

More toxic than the cobra and more deadly than the scorpion - with no known antidote