wildlife

A Galápagos land iguana

Galapagos Island iguanas thrive after 187 years of extinction

'Date Night'

Check out the best of this year's Urban Wildlife Photography Awards

Fernanda the tortoise

Scientists find ‘long-extinct’ giant tortoise alive in the Galápagos

An 'ugly fish' like this one might not attract much conservation money

Why we need to save ugly fish from extinction

Demand for the Chinese traditional medicine"ejiao" has greatly depleted donkey populations in China and pushed buyers to source skins abroad.

Illegal donkey skin is being sold alongside human hair on social media

A Tasmanian tiger (Thylacine), which was declared extinct in 1936, is displayed at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

What is 'de-extinction' and can animals be brought back from the dead?

04/03/2022

A clean-up operation is underway as thousands of death fish are discovered on a Chilean beach

Chile’s mysterious fish death phenomenon is perplexing scientists

22/02/2022

The mysterious deaths of hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds has sparked uproar in the northwestern Mexican city of Chihuahua

Why did this huge flock of blackbirds suddenly drop dead in Mexico?

15/02/2022

The Amur Leopard is one of the species that is part of WWF's NFTs.

WWF selling NFTs is ‘astonishingly stupid’ say environmentalists

03/02/2022

Swedish company CAKE partnered with anti-poaching rangers in Africa to develop an almost silent electric motorbike.

These solar-powered motorbikes are a poacher's worst nightmare

31/01/2022

Across various online platforms, cheetah cubs are being sold as pets.

Is social media really the ‘new eBay’ for endangered cheetahs?

30/01/2022

A dazzle, a herd, a memory, and a tower gather at a waterhole in Namibia - but do you know which is which?

Animal collective nouns: Do you know your blessings from your charms?

05/01/2022

Crows can now be legally killed in order to boost pheasant populations.

Wild birds in England can now be killed to protect game for shooting

04/01/2022

Bonfire Night is celebrated in the UK on November 5th every year.

Bonfire Night: Are polluting fires harming hedgehogs and humans?

04/11/2021

A pod of humpback whales off the coast of Brisbane, Australia

Forget Tinder! This is how humpback whales find love

06/10/2021

A used rangers boot is one of the items on sale.

How are these everyday objects fighting wildlife crime in Africa?

04/10/2021

Ocean beach

Could ocean algae carbon offset Australia's wildfires?

21/09/2021

Nzuri the little lioness was born at the Bioparc Zoo in France on the 1st of July, 2021.

'Magnificent' lion cub celebrates her 2-month birthday at French zoo

05/09/2021

This Kodiak bear has turned a dry river in Alaska into its bed.

These funny animal photos are helping endangered species

02/09/2021

These elusive creatures are making a comeback in Europe but their future is still uncertain.

This 24-hour wildlife watch is funding a hospital for Europe’s otters

07/08/2021

Tortoises in Somersby, Australia on a FaceTime call.

Two endangered tortoises meet for their first date via FaceTime

03/08/2021

Secret shark mating rituals have been discovered

The secret sex lives of sharks have been revealed by new tech

02/08/2021