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Mark Carwardine is the presenter of the BBC Wildlife Photography Masterclass series

BBC Wildlife launches a new wildlife photography series by Mark Carwardine

A female house sparrow perched on a wire fence. © Gary Chalker/Getty

Majority of garden bird species recorded in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2021 suffer decline

Duke of Burgundy. © Iain H Leach/Butterfly Conservation

2020 was a ‘good’ year for butterflies in the UK

Coffee pulp delivery. © Rebecca Cole

Coffee pulp could boost tropical forest recovery

African savanna elephants in Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Northern Kenya. © Robbie Labanowski/Save the Elephants

African elephants now listed as Endangered and Critically Endangered

An Indus River dolphin in Sukkur, Pakistan. © WWF Pakistan

Analysis of skulls reveals that river dolphins in South Asia are two separate species

A red squirrel on Anglesy. © Andrew Aitchison/In pictures/Getty

When is Land of the Wild: Secrets on TV?

Turkish crayfish. © Trevor Renals, via GB NNSS

I’m A Celebrity… makers did not hold licence for invasive crayfish species

Found only in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Sumatran orangutan is one of three species of orangutans. © Getty

World Wildlife Day: when is it, this year’s theme and how to take part

David Attenborough with a poison dart frog in Costa Rica. © Humble BeeFilms/SeaLight Pictures/BBC

When is Attenborough’s Life in Colour on TV?

Chris Packham with an octopus, a master of disguise due to its camouflage ability. © Lucy Bowden/BBC

When is Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins on TV?

Bushfire. © Robert Irwin (Australia)/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Robert Irwin wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

Cranes in flight, RSPB

Record-breaking breeding year for Britain’s common crane

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus / Parus caeruleus) at bird feeder eating fat mixed with seeds and nuts in winter

Big Garden Birdwatch: when it is, how to take part, and species to look out for

Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross courting display. © Ben Dilley

Namibian fishing laws cut seabird deaths by more than 90%