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Tawny owl study calls for volunteers to listen
The public has been invited to report tawny owl calls this autumn and winter. 
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Basking shark is as powerful as a great white
The world’s second largest fish can achieve the same vertical speed as a great white shark when it breaches. 
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Endangered beetle recorded in a new county
The tansy beetle was thought to exist at just two sites in the UK before this discovery was made.
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Wildlife travel: What animals can I see in Peru?
More famous for its ancient ruins and associations with a storybook bear, Peru is also a wildlife delight, with actual bears, dolphins and petite,...
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Concern for European amphibians as deadly fungus found in private collections
Research shows that a lethal salamander-eating fungus is widespread in the European private amphibian trade.

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Tawny owl study calls for volunteers to listen
Basking shark is as powerful as a great white
Adult tansy beetle at WWT Welney
Endangered beetle recorded in a new county

Reader Photos

Gearing up to South
Signs of autumn, September 2018
Bumblebee
Summer insects, August 2018
Common hornet having a grasshopper
Wildlife in the sunshine, July 2018

Pro Photos

Incredible Indian wildlife moments, by Rathika Ramasamy
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 - Highly Commended
Bird Photographer of the Year 2018

British Wildlife

Tawny owl study calls for volunteers to listen
Pink-footed geese grazing on farmlands
Do wintering pink-footed geese cause problems for farmers?
Glow-worms
Do street lights interfere with glow-worms?

Animal Facts

Galapagos penguin
What's the most northerly penguin?
Otter
Why are coastal otters more visible than river otters?
Red-backed shrike
How did shrikes learn to impale their prey?
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