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Bottlenose dolphin leaping in the air in the Moray Firth, Scotland, UK. © Getty

Research into ‘pingers’ to stop cetacean bycatch shows they are effective

Island scrub jay. © Chuck Graham

Oak woodlands are being restored by island scrub jays

Bat in cage in wildlife animal market, Getty

Dame Judi Dench and Ricky Gervais calling for wild animal trade ban to help prevent future pandemics

The Cape or ground pangolin in Zimbabwe. © Christopher Scott/Getty

Pangolin scales can still be legally traded and used in China

Red-billed oxpecker on black rhinoceros in Kenya. © Martin Harvey/Getty

Oxpeckers provide an anti-poaching warning system for black rhinos

Mountain hare sitting in heather, Getty

Mass culling of mountain hares banned in Scotland

Boy writing outdoors. © Navee Sangvitoon/EyeEm/Getty

Winners of youth nature writing competition announced

oplar hawkmoth on a tree, NT Images

A third of adults more interested in nature during coronavirus pandemic

Pine marten. © Queen's University Belfast

Benefits of pine martens for red squirrel populations hampered by urban areas

A ring-tailed lemur troop at Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar. © Anup Shah/Getty

Pheromone identified in ‘stink flirting’ lemurs

New Forest in Hampshire. © Kelvin Murray/Getty

Help to create the first ever forest soundmap of the world

An adder on burnt heathland Elstead Common. © Surrey Wildlife Trust

The Wildlife Trusts report devastation as visitors flock to reserves

The Beatles (l to r) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison show off their MBE medals after their investiture at Buckingham Palace. © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis/Getty

New beetle species named after The Beatles

Chelsea Connor birdwatching. © Dawson Parker

Inaugural Black Birders Week launched

Ashridge. © David Hughes/Robert Harding/Getty

Coronavirus: nature reserves, parklands and gardens begin phased reopening