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13 of the best collective nouns for animals, from a romp to a smack

Test your knowledge with 13 of the most weird and wonderful names in the animal kingdom.

Scenes

Meet the ecologist spreading her wings in New Zealand to save seabirds

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"You can't expect to save a whole species in a month. Don't give up. We need to keep fighting. The alternative is to just let it all crumble. We can't do that."

Nature

World’s oldest living land animal celebrates his 191st birthday

St Helena’s national treasure, who predates the telephone, is in good health and expected to reach his third century.

Nature

World-first reserve created for whales that fight CO2 with their poop

Dominica is treating its sperm whales like ‘citizens’ with a world-first marine protected area.

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Europe News

EU parliament divided on plans to review wolves' conservation status

The European Commission's plans to review the conservation status of the wolf in Europe has divided the European Parliament.

Nature

This massive rewilding project will release 2,000 captive white rhinos

2,000 captive white rhinos are set to be released in a 10-year rewilding project across Africa.

Green News

Outrage as man kills critically endangered bear in Italy

The popular bear had been spotted earlier this week in the region taking a stroll with her two cubs.

Culture news

Scientists name new species of serpent after Harrison Ford

Indiana Jones: "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"

Europe News

Most wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished or undetected - report

Shortcomings in law enforcement and protection mean most wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished or undetected, putting endangered European species at further risk.

Tech News

This AI-driven robot fish is helping to protect the health of our seas

The autonomous bot can collect samples and film underwater, providing a detailed picture of the environment without disturbing it.

Romania

MEPs shocked by logging threat to Romania's ancient woodlands

MEPs on a fact-finding trip to Romania say they have been shocked by the threat illegal logging poses to the country's woodlands and habitats.

Nature

Conservationists find novel ways to inspire love for ‘ugly’ animals

We need to ‘change the narrative’ around ugly animals, conservationists have urged.

Nature

‘They have a right to exist’: Sea turtles given legal rights in Panama

Citizens can now be the voice of sea turtles and defend them legally in Panama.

Nature

Almost half world’s species seeing rapid population decline - study

New research has found the "sustained demographic declines" among animal populations are more alarming than previously thought.

Nature

Pay people €5 a day to keep biodiversity loss at bay, new study finds

A conservation basic income can yield vital results for nature, for less money than governments spend subsidising fossil fuels and destructive industries.

Nature

Pumas, lynx and panthers: Are big cats really roaming Britain?

New DNA evidence suggests there are potentially hundreds of apex cat predators in Britain - as local groups play wildlife detective to prove their existence.

Nature

World Turtle Day: Turtle-mom ‘Emma’ saves species on Reunion island

In honour of World Turtle Day we look back at one of our favourite good news stories of the year so far.

Nature

2 new chicks born to vulnerable Galápagos birds

Conservationists rejoice ‘new hope’ as tiny Galápagos Island birds make promising comeback.

Green News

European nature threatened by fossil fuel companies, report reveals

Fossil fuel operations are ongoing in hundreds of nature conservation areas, a report has revealed.

Nature

Scientists race to save endangered wild koalas from chlamydia

“It’s killing koalas because they become so sick they can’t climb trees to get food, or escape predators, and females can become infertile”