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Bald eagle sitting in a tree. © Jay Peterson/Getty

US government announces changes to the Endangered Species Act

Big headed turtle. © ZSL London Zoo

Unusual turtles find a new home after smuggling ordeal

A male common blue butterfly by Bob Eade, Butterfly Conservation

Common blue butterfly numbers soar in UK’s summer heatwaves

Basking shark mouth wide open English coast. © Alan James/WWF/naturepl.com

Robot cameras uncover the hidden world of basking sharks

Bengal tiger

Tiger census reveals rapid growth of India’s wild tiger population

American pocket shark

Scientists discover new shark species that glows in the dark

Sand dunes at Morfa Dyffryn, Wales, UK

Funding from the National Lottery aims to save threatened sand dunes

Cheetah playing with a ball

When is Animals at Play on TV?

David Lindo giving a guided bird walk

London Wildlife Festival discount code for BBC Wildlife readers

A hedgehog in Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Hedgehog highways to be included in new housing developments

A curlew on mud flats in Northumberland, UK.

New trial gives hope to Britain’s endangered curlews

Bee identification in the field

Nominate your wildlife heroes

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When is Animal Babies: First Year on Earth on TV?

House sparrow. © John Harding/BTO

Avian malaria likely cause of decline in London sparrows