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Himalayan balsam’s new bio-killer

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Baby gorilla born after emergency caesarean

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‘Close down tiger farms’

This is Temminck's ground pangolin, an African species found from Chad to South Africa. © African Pangolin Working Group

Standing up for pangolins

A vampire bat baring its fangs.

Vampire bats donate food at risk of starvation

Camera trap image taken by Will Burrard-Lucas using Camtraptions PIR motion sensor.

Amazing photos of Zambezi wildlife aid conservation efforts

Patient sea watchers on the Mull of Gallowa/Credit: Ecoventures/ Sea Watch Foundation

Record-breaking results in UK’s National Whale and Dolphin Watch

Kittiwakes are one of Britain’s fastest-declining seabirds. © jeromewhittingham/iStock

Newcastle’s kittiwakes threatened by planning application

The cash prizes on offer to those involved in hare coursing can reach £8,000, according to intelligence picked up by the National Wildlife Crime Unit.

The UK’s National Wildlife Crime Unit – could its future be at risk?

Lions are kept in captivity for tourists to hold them as cubs or – as they get older – to walk them on leads. © World Animal Protection

The world’s most cruel animal attractions

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Why African elephants are becoming hybrids

It's estimated there are no more than 15,000 adult Sarus cranes left in the wild. © www.bjornolesen.com/ Fauna & Flora International

Myanmar lake protected under wetlands treaty

It won't win many prizes, but this remote camera image of lion in Alatash NP is extremely valuable. © WildCRU

Lions discovered in Northern Ethiopia

Would you have spotted this fiery-necked nightjar if you'd been a banded mongoose? © Jolyon Troscianko

Camouflage keeps you covered

Tyrannosaurus rex's speed was compromised by its weight. © estt/iStock

Could you have outrun tyrannosaurus rex? Yes, say researchers