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Hedgehog rescue Colwyn Bay

RSPCA saves hedgehog stuck in storm drain

Lesser black-backed gull calling on the Farne Islands. © David Tipling/Getty

Man sentenced for killing gull that tried to steal his chips

Chaeropus yirratji, a newly discovered species of pig-footed bandicoot. © Peter Schouten/WA Museum

New species of extinct Australian mammal

High brown fritillary butterfly. © Iain Leach/Butterfly Conservation

Conserving the UK’s most threatened butterfly

Fair Isle Bird Observatory. © Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/UIG/Getty

Shock as Fair Isle Bird Observatory destroyed by fire

A male adder warming itself in the spring sunshine. © Sandra Standbridge/Getty

Adders could be facing a risk of extinction across Britain

Birdfair revealing the funding total from 2018

Birdfair reveals that £322,000 was raised at 2018 event

Scientists uncovering the fossils 30+ years ago in Grand Cayman Cave, with Gary Morgan and Dr Greg McDonald © NMMNH

Fossilised bones reveal three new extinct mammals

Tower Bridge, City Hall and the Shard. © Shomos Uddin/Getty

Majority of litter in the River Thames is single-use

Female Aposthonia ceylonica: nymphs remain with females until they are almost adults.

First new insect order in Britain for 100 years

Composite image showing the size difference between a European honeybee work and the female Wallace's giant bee. © Clay Bolt

The world’s largest bee rediscovered by scientists

Laura McCoy and Brian Liggins

Postage stamps celebrate wildlife on the Isle of Man

Overall winner 2018. © Paul Colley/BWPA

British Wildlife Photography Awards is open for entries

Conservationists plant elm trees for rare butterflies