This 5kg bandit-masked carnivore is North America’s most numerous mammal and often regarded as the ultimate urban pest
The common raccoon is North America’s most numerous mammal and is famed as a nuisance! It belongs to…
Experts believe monkeys and apes are key to preventing a sixth mass extinction
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40 times heavier & thousand times larger than a blue whale: Meet Pando, the world’s biggest living organism
The world’s largest living organism: Pando At first glance, it looks like an ordinary grove of quaking aspens…
‘Large potential wildlife moving near the weather station.’ Polar bear-detection system successfully clocks family in Canada’s High Arctic
Scientists in Canada’s High Arctic are celebrating the first successful detection of a polar bear family at the Environment and…
What ospreys ask of us is simple: clean, fish-rich waters – The Irish Times
On a warm, still day last week, I paddled the contours of the west Cork coastline: deep coves…
Chimpanzees have been throwing stones at the same trees for years, and scientists still don’t know why |
In a stretch of savanna woodland inside Boé National Park in Guinea-Bissau, certain trees look strangely different from…
As Japan’s population shrinks, bears are moving close to town and creating a big problem
No-one knows for sure exactly how many bears there are in Japan, but they’re on the move —…
Abandoned 11-week-old orangutan makes overnight Irish Sea journey to a new home in England
After being cared for by humans since birth, an 11-week-old orangutan named Sibu Junior has now been moved…
Cumbria sand dune scheme aims to aid rare toads and beetles
The northern dune tiger beetle is particularly fast moving and can travel at up to 2.5m a second,…
Red squirrel vaccine petition to be considered for Senedd debate
A red squirrel foraging for food. Photo Danny Lawson/PA Wire Mark Mansfield A petition calling on the Welsh…
Rise hoped in swan numbers despite winter bird flu outbreak
He said cygnets faced a difficult start in life, with risks from predators like birds of prey, foxes…
Rare Earls Barton floodplain meadow given to wildlife trust
A rare floodplain meadow is to be restored into a wildflower-rich habitat after it was donated to a…