What is biodiversity and why is it so important? All you need to know about biodiversity, including how it's measured
JV Chamary explains all you need to know about biodiversity, from what it actually means to how it is measured and why it's important
Trophy hunting: Is it beneficial or detrimental to conservation and can killing wildlife for a trophy ever be justified?
Does allowing wealthy tourists to kill wild animals actually
help conservation? James Fair investigates the pros and cons of trophy hunting
There's a bizarre frog in the Amazon rainforest that screams at predators to scare them away. Listen, if you dare…
Ecologists think the clay robber frog's ultrasonic call causes shock and pain to a potential predator, or maybe even attracts a bigger predator, so that the current threat runs away.
How nature can help us in creating a greener future
Nature is providing solutions to the climate crisis — but we need to do what we can to help
Orangutan seen to make cream from a plant to treat facial wound in a world first. Watch the video
Watch orangutan using medicinal plant to heal its wound
10 world's rarest cats, from the endangered snow leopard to the uber-cute Iriomote cat, on the brink of extinction
There are more wild cats out there than just lions and tigers. Get to know some of the world's most elusive and rarest felines.
“It’s one of those moments where you see the full circle of life on the reef." Baby orca stuns Aussie pilot
See a pilot’s-eye-view of a rare baby orca in Western Australia – it’s believed to be the first calf born in the area in three years.
'Banana pingers' are saving whales and dolphins around the world, one ping at a time. Here's how
Two brothers from Cornwall in England are using light, pulse and sound to reduce bycatch. Their AI inventions are saving the lives of thousands of whales, dolphins, sharks and turtles.
The legal killing of the third bull elephant in six months in Tanzania sparks debate over trophy hunting
A large-tusked adult male elephant has recently been killed in Amboseli, Tanzania, marking the surprise ending of a 30-year moratorium between Kenya and Tanzania to protect the region's migratory elephants.
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Birds
Hargila Army: how 10,000 women saved India's rarest stork
Led by Dr Purnima Devi Barman, the 'Hargila Army' or 'Stork Sisters' movement rescued the greater adjutant stork from the brink of extinction. Presented with the 2024 Whitley Gold Award, Barman now plans to double her force.
High in the cloud forests of Guatemala lives the elusive quetzal, a breathtaking bird that few will see
Guatemala's national bird is one of the hidden gems of Central America. Read the story of one woman's quest to track it down in the cloud forest
Meet the strange-looking bird making a spectacular recovery amid the skyscrapers of Singapore
We uncover the unique harmony between urban life and wildlife conservation in one of Asia's bustling cities
How do flocks of birds fly so close together without colliding? The mystery explained
Fascinated by the closely co-ordinated manoeuvres of starling flocks and other birds? Phil Gates takes a look at how birds are able to synchronise so precisely - and avoid crashing
How long do birds live?
Just how long do birds live? Stuart Blackman takes a look at the lifespan of birds
Which bird has the longest beak?
At 12cm this bird's amazing, dagger-like, beak is longer than its body
How to identify wildlife
How to identify wildlife paths and beds
Tall vegetation in midsummer makes it easy to spot the regular paths that wild animals take - and where they rested.
How to identify mammal bones on the seashore
Mammal expert Steve Harris discusses which mammal bones you might find washed ashore, and how to identify them.
How to identify baby birds
Identify common baby birds with this handy chart
Roe deer guide: what they eat, how big they are and how to age a roe deer by their antlers
Learn all about the roe deer, Britain's most widespread deer
Heron vs egret: what's the difference between these two leggy, long-necked, elegant birds?
Know your herons from your egrets? Tom Hibbert from The Wildlife Trusts takes a look at some of the differences…
Peregrine falcon guide: where they live, what they eat and how peregrines hunt
Peregrines are the ultimate urban predator. Learn all about them, including how to spot them ‘stooping’ to catch prey
Plants
A tree that can walk? How one 'walking tree' is said to be able to move itself to a sunnier spot
There's a walking tree? Stuart Blackman investigates a tree that is said to be able to move
What's the fastest growing plant? And how does it grow so fast?
Did you know the fastest growing plant in the world can grow nearly a metre a day?
Why are plants hairy?
We take a look at why plants are often covered in hairs
Do dock leaves really help nettle stings?
Ouch, a nettle sting! Time to look for a dock leaf, but will it actually work? In our expert nettle guide we explain why it stings, whether dock leaves help, and more