European Wildlife

An Alpine newt. © CreativeNature_nl/Getty

Alpine newt guide: how to identify, and how they arrived in the UK

Eurasian beaver with reeds in mouth in Estonia. © Sven Zacek/Getty

Eurasian beaver guide: how to identify, why they became extinct in the UK, and where they’ve been reintroduced

GORILLA Nelis Wolmarans New Big 5 project

New Big 5 wildlife species revealed: what are they and where to see them

Polar bear with twin cubs, in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. © Johnny Johnson/Getty

Polar bear guide: where they’re found, what they eat, and why they’re threatened

Rufous motmots on the Panama fruit feeder cam. © Cornell Lab Bird Cams

The best wildlife livestreams to watch around the world

A juvenile griffon vulture showing the dark grey bill and brown ruff that distinguish it from an adult. © Ian Parsons

A Vulture Landscape – 12 months in Extremadura

Birdwatchers

Global Bird Weekend: when it is, and how to take part

‘Vigo’ the bearded vulture in farmland in the Lincolnshire fens. © Ashley James

Origins of bearded vulture in the UK revealed

Common octopus sitting among the rocks. © Dave Musgrove

Tales from the Bush

A swim in the sea with an inquisitive octopus

Cinereous vulture. © Bruno Berthemy

Vultures of Europe guide: the different species, where they’re found and which are endangered

The Beatles (l to r) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison show off their MBE medals after their investiture at Buckingham Palace. © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis/Getty

New beetle species named after The Beatles

The Barbary macques of Gibraltar are the only wild monkeys in Europe. © Arnold Monteith

Monkey business: if macaques want your food, they’re not going to ask for it!

Gordon with 'Bryansk', a young male Eurasian lynx rescued from the pet trade. © Oak Island Films Ltd/Hello Halo TV

When is Snow Cats and Me on TV?

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