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Children’s competition to design a stamp for Antarctica

The wren is the most common breeding bird in the UK. © Mark Hamblin/Getty

Wren retains top spot as the UK’s commonest bird

Polar bear emoji. © Unicorde Consortium

New animal emojis announced for 2020

Hedgehog. © Luke Millward/The Mammal Society

Road kill data could reduce hedgehog deaths, finds research

Razorbill in the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. © RSPB

Marine hotspots identified in a bid to save UK’s threatened seabirds

Oleander hawk moth. © Gerard Cheshire

Moths and butterflies shift their symmetry to improve camouflage

The Montserrat oriole was 'downlisted' from Critically Endangered to Vulnerable in 2016. © Kevin Wells/Getty

Measuring avian extinction rates around the world

Red deer in the snow in the Scottish Highlands. © James Silverthorne/Getty

When is Winterwatch on TV?

A chinstrap penguin and a gentoo penguin in Antarctica. © Emiliano Lasalvia/NurPhoto/Getty

Predicting the next wildlife “invasions” heading for Antarctica

American mink. © Roland Hemmi/Getty

Conservationists plan complete eradication of mink from East Anglia

Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. © BSIP/Universal Images/Getty

Adventure Travel Show discount for BBC Wildlife readers

Chimp Gaia and caregiver Jenneh. The smallest chimp the Desmonds have ever rescued, little Gaia was less than two months old and had no teeth when she was taken from the wild. © Lindsey Parietti/BBC

When is Baby Chimp Rescue on TV?

Snow leopard. © Abesolom Zerit/Shutterstock

When is Snow Animals on TV?

Boheydulang Island, just off the North East coast of Borneo. © Nokuro/Shutterstock

When is Earth’s Tropical Islands on TV?

Black-throated thrush at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. © Anthony McGill

Asian avian visitor attracts twitchers to Whipsnade