endangered species
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.
Pine martens help to restore red squirrel population in UK and Ireland, finds research
A new study analysing the relationship between pine martens and squirrels highlights the important role native predators play.
Rhino guide: how to identify, where to see and why they're endangered
Our expert rhino guide explains how to identify the five different species, where they live, diet and conservation.
Hirola guide: where they live, why they're endangered, and conservation work being done to save them
Our guide to the world’s most endangered antelope - the hirola, including why they are sometimes known as four eyed antelopes, and why their populations have declined.
Could this bird be the next passenger pigeon?
This bunting species is now listed as Critically Endangered and faces an extremely high risk of extinction.