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…
Chimpanzees Keep Throwing Stones at the Same Trees – Scientists Want To Know Why
Accumulative stone throwing is a rare, potentially cultural, behavior that has been observed among four groups of wild…
800-pound moose gets stuck on Newfoundland highway divider, until farmer steps in
A stranded moose on a Newfoundland highway divider turned one dairy farmer into an unlikely hero after he…
Tourist Seriously Injured After Bison Tosses Him 8 Feet Into The Air At Yellowstone National Park
A tourist was seriously injured after a bull bison charged at him and tossed him about eight feet…
Australia spent millions fighting cane toads, then native predators solved the issue for free
For decades, Australia has tried to rein in cane toads by investing in disease-focused research, fungal approaches, scent-based…
Beavers are emerging sooner in spring amid warmer weather
The most anticipated day of my year is “BDay” — the first day when beavers are spotted on…
Numbat conservation efforts pull native species from brink of extinction
Numbats, Western Australia’s animal emblem, have been pulled from the brink of extinction after research found the population…
An octopus has three hearts, blue blood and around 500 million neurons, two thirds of them not in its head but spread through its arms, so each arm can taste, decide and act almost on its own.
An octopus looks like one animal, but its nervous system is arranged more like a living network. The…
Berkshire picks Brimstone as its top butterfly in vote
The vote took place as part of Butterfly Conservation’s first nationwide poll to name Britain’s favourite butterfly, with…