conservation
'World’s rarest duck' returns to ancestral home
The Madagascar pochard, previously thought to have been extinct, has returned to its ancestral home on Lake Alaotra in Madagascar, where it was last seen more than 30 years ago.
10,000 oysters introduced to new reef in North East England
In a bid to restore Britain’s native oyster population, conservationists from the Wild Oysters Project have created a new underwater reef ‘the size of a football pitch' off the coast of Sunderland
White-tailed eagle fledges in England for first time in 240 years
In a landmark moment for conservationists, a white-tailed eagle has fledged in the wild at a secret location in southern England
A deadly virus could wipe out the Ethiopian wolf. The race is on to save the world’s rarest canid
The Ethiopian wolf is Africa's most threatened carnivore, pushed to the edge by disease and habitat loss. Now, vaccination against the deadly Canine Distemper Virus is giving the species a second chance
What are city farms and why are they important?
Founded in 1972, the British city farm movement provides green oases in towns and cities. Find out why they're so important to biodiversity and conservation in the UK.
Red panda conservationist wins Whitley Award 2022
Sonam Tashi Lama, programme coordinator for the Red Panda Network, is given £40,000 to fund his project at 'green Oscars'.
Hopes dashed for release of British conservationist in Iran
The fate of cheetah conservationist Morad Tahbaz, who was arrested in Iran, may be linked to potential deals with the US government
World Wildlife Day: when is it, this year's theme and how to take part
World Wildlife Day encourages us to get to know our local wildlife and find out how we can all help species under threat. Here is our guide to World Wildlife Day 2021, explaining what it is and how you can take part.
Record-breaking breeding year for Britain’s common crane
According to a new RSPB survey, Britain’s tallest bird, the common crane, had a successful year in 2020 with 64 pairs found to have successfully bred.
Volunteers asked to record PPE during this year's Great British Beach Clean
Volunteers are being urged to take action locally as part of this year's Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) Great British Beach Clean and citizen science survey, which aims to record the impact to wildlife of abandoned PPE.
Why conservationists are releasing thousands of snails
A 30-year project has just reintroduced 2,000 tree snails to French Polynesia.