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Scientists spot secret penguin 'supercolony' from space

Some 1.5 million penguins have been found on the remote Danger Islands.

02/03/2018

Bolivia

Will Romeo find his Juliet?

Romeo faces extinction as the only Sehuencas frog in existence. To help him the Global Wildlife Conservation has added his profile to the dating site Match

13/02/2018

Kenya

"Sudan" misses out on Tinder as people swipe left on the world's last

Northern White Rhino's keepers put Sudan on Tinder as a money-raising stunt, and to raise awareness that the species will go extinct if Sudan does not father children soon.

19/01/2018

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Record number of cold-stunned turtles in Texas

A new state record has been set for the number of cold-stunned sea turtles found along the coast of Texas, according to the US National Park Service.

18/01/2018

France

France’s first panda makes public debut

Yuan Meng is five months old and weighs 11 kilograms.

14/01/2018

World News

Elephant poaching falls in Eastern Africa

But the threat of extinction remains for African elephants in other parts of the continent.

28/11/2017

Poland

ECJ decision on Bialowieza logging 'welcomed'

ECJ ban on logging in Europe's oldest forest 'welcomed' by conservationists.

21/11/2017

United Kingdom

Can ewe believe it? Sheep ‘can recognise human faces’

Researchers claim they trained the animals to ‘identify’ the faces of celebrities.

08/11/2017

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Hippo tastes life outside and decides to return to zoo

A female hippo decided to return to the zoo in Isreal where she made her escape from, after tasting the grass outside her usual living area.

03/11/2017

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New desktop wallpaper? Autumn colours in China

Some breakthtaking colours here.

30/10/2017

Hungary

Tourists asked to help rebuild Hungarian castle five stones at a time

Reconstruction effort uses children's song title to attract temporary volunteers.

26/10/2017

Germany

'Dramatic' decrease of flying insects awakens environmental concerns

A 'dramatic' decrease of flying insects has scientists worried about the environment

19/10/2017

United Kingdom

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 winners announced

Fifteen photographs have been chosen as the best wildlife pictures of the year

18/10/2017

Portugal

Portugal's plants are under attack: luckily they have a safe room

Lisbon's seed bank protects the future of Portugal's flora.

11/10/2017

USA

Mysterious colourful pattern on weather radar caused by butterflies

Weather experts were left mystified after spotting an unusual colourful cloud on their radar.

07/10/2017

Living

Inside the bee hive

You are invited to step inside a giant hive to communicate with bees.

04/10/2017

New Zealand

Watch: Endangered young albatross takes to the skies for the first time

28/09/2017

China

Watch: Snow leopard cubs captured in mountains

It comes amid conflicting messages around whether the species is less endangered than before.

19/09/2017

Kenya

Rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya

An extremely rare sighting of white giraffes has been captured on video for the first time.

14/09/2017

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Feeding time at the zoo

04/09/2017