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Close up of white tailed eagle flying over water on Isle Of Mull with green shore in background

12 white-tailed eagles released on the south coast

David Attenborough. © Sam Barker/BBC

The Green Planet to premiere at COP26

Mural in sand on a beach in Wirral saying COP26 in large letters with crowd around it

What is COP26 and why is it important?

Two humpback whales swimming just below the surface of the ocean, with a small school of fish swimming alongside one of the whales.

How to watch The Mating Game

Small tortoiseshell butterfly. © Christopher Mills/Butterfly Conservation

Lowest ever number of butterflies recorded in the Big Butterfly Count 2021

Nose to tail, Brookesia nana is just 22mm in length. © Frank Glaw

9 of the new species described so far in 2021

Prince William looks into the camera, with a mountainous background.

How to watch The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

Two golden eagles perched on branch with green forest background

The Scottish town of Moffat celebrates the return of the golden eagle

Group in blue high vis jackets standing on Gower beach with litter pickers

Join the Great British Beach Clean, whether on land or on the coast

Megan McCubbin in a woodland

People & Wildlife

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Komodo dragon on the Komodo Island in Indonesia. © Riza Marlon/Getty Images

Komodo dragon reclassified as Endangered

Chris and Megan take a break during their hike up Snowdon. © Megan McCubbin

How to watch Chris and Meg’s Wild Summer

Kuhl's pipistrelle bat. © Stazione Teriologica Piemontese

Rare bat recorded via artificial intelligence

A golden eagle photographed on Hoy, Orkney. © Christine Hall

First breeding pair of golden eagles in Orkney in 40 years fail to rear chicks

A white flower attached to a steam covered in tiny hairs, against a sandy background.

New ‘killer tobacco plant’ species described from a truck stop