Climate Change

The Atlantic puffin, at home on the Farnes for breeding season. Credit Paul Kingston NNP

Puffins show resilience to extreme weather on the Farne Islands

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New research suggests climate change could reduce lifespan for hundreds of species

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Special protections recommended for emperor penguins

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British birds affected by climate change

A female long-tailed blue butterfly. © Neil Hulme/Butterfly Conservation

Climate change causes invasion of Mediterranean butterfly in the UK

Bald eagle sitting in a tree. © Jay Peterson/Getty

US government changes Endangered Species Act

Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in Central Europe, and is located in the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch Natural World Heritage Site. © M. Huss

Glaciers retreating at many natural World Heritage sites

Polar bear in Svalbard, Norway. © WWF

Humans have wiped out 60% of wild animals since 1970

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Is climate change hitting our summer migrants?

Little egret Egretta garzetta, standing on brick wall with fluffed up feathers, Hampshire, May

How British birds are responding to climate change

Polar bear walking on sea ice in the Arctic. © Vlad Silver/Getty

Separating fact from fiction: polar bears and climate change

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Attenborough on climate change

Gammarus fossarum has been discovered in the UK using eDNA © Drew Constable

New non-native shrimp found in UK

Heath fritillary numbers dropped by 27 per cent © Will Langdon / Butterfly Conservation

Butterflies suffer fourth worst year on record

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How do warm winters affect hibernating toads?