France adds 157,000 hectares of protected forest as nature preserves face pressure elsewhere
Published on 11/06/2026 – 7:02 GMT+2 From the rainforests of French Guiana to ancient woodlands in eastern France,…
Wildlife webcams: Why fans love the drama of wild animals in their natural habitats
Watching an Iberian lynx crossing the Sierra Morena, following the life of a bird’s nest or gazing for…
Three times Lake Constance: Europe’s largest underground drinking water reserve
From Frankfurt to Basel, deep underground lies a treasure that supplies more than five million people in the…
Demystifying biodiversity finance | Nature Reviews Biodiversity
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Ramat Gan Safari bids farewell to Bahati, iconic 65-year-old elephant
The Ramat Gan Safari in central Israel has bid farewell to an icon, the elephant Bahati, who has…
‘Beautiful but precarious’: Photographer captures Earth’s fragile systems hanging by a thread
From the blue architecture of Icelandic ice caves to the flamingo-pink shores of Kenya’s Lake Magadi, photographer Jon…
From biodiversity to carbon capture: Saving bison from extinction has brought big benefits to Europe
The European bison is making a comeback across the continent, bringing with it a wealth of wildlife benefits.…
Digitally native species are a necessary shift in taxonomic practice
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Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change
Costanza, R. et al. Changes in the global value of ecosystem services. Glob. Environ. Change 26, 152–158 (2014).…
Europe’s disappearing birds are a symptom of a broken food and farming system
Bird populations in North America have dropped by 15 per cent in the last 40 years, according to…
European hedgehogs are often hit by cars. Researchers say ultrasound could save them from extinction
Published on 11/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Despite their prickly exterior, European hedgehogs are extremely vulnerable. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Populations…
Predator–prey interactions as drivers of cognitive evolution
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