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Opinion

A white rhino and calf, Ceratotherium simum, drink at a waterhole
Animal Facts

Rhino poaching has halved. So why aren’t we dancing in the streets?

King's Guard © Getty/Carnegie42
Animal Facts

Do the King’s Guards wear real bearskin hats?

A black and white image of a pair of thylacines.
Opinion

Mark Carwardine: de-extinction is not the solution to the extinction crisis

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Coconut on tropical beach
Plant Facts

Gillian Burke: why seeds hold the secret to life

Africa, Uganda, Fort Portal, Elizabeth National Park, lions lying on a tree. © 	Westend61/Getty
Opinion

Mark Carwardine: we need to learn to live alongside dangerous animals

European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) in ploughed field. © Ian Sherriffs/Getty
Opinion

Mark Carwardine: hare coursing is a serious problem in many rural areas

Trees Shed Their Leaves Early In London
Opinion

Gillian Burke: trees losing their leaves in August is an emergency

An Icelandic whaling ship transports a fin whale to a processing plant in June 2022. © Halldor Kolbeins/AFP/Getty
Opinion

Mark Carwardine: we may yet be a step closer to a permanent end to Icelandic whaling

Nuthatch Sitta europaea and Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, adults climbing on peanut feeder, Norfolk UK
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Gillian Burke: scientific knowledge alone can’t save the natural world

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Gillian Burke: slow travel is about taking your time rather than packing things in

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The world’s first commercial octopus farm is a disaster waiting to happen

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