European Wildlife

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

Climate change causes invasion of Mediterranean butterfly in the UK

Release of a lynx named Goru into the wild in Slovenia. © Janez Tarman

Lynx translocated to save endangered population

Ash tree suffering from an infection of ash dieback. © Andrea Harper

Everything you need to know about ash dieback

The Iberian ibex is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and lives in rocky habitats. © Ugo Mellone

Iberian ibex: the rock stars of Granada

(7) Mothers Protection - Kyle Moore

A year in the life of European brown bears

Sperm whale carcass washed up on isle of Texel, off coast of The Netherlands. © Steve Geelhoed

Why did 30 sperm whales strand in 2016?

A wake of vultures around a carcass. © Chris Minihane/Getty

12 amazing facts about vultures

Polar bear seated on ice flow, Spitsbergen, Norway. © Howard Perry/Getty

10 amazing facts about polar bears

Female reindeer with antlers, alongside her calf on Arctic tundra © Ken Canning / Getty

Why do female reindeer grow antlers?