European Wildlife

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

Red-tailed hawk.

The best wildlife livestreams to watch around the world

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

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?

Kernbeisser (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) Hawfinch • Ostalbkreis; Baden-Württemberg; Deutschland, Germany
The hawfinch has a super-strong bill © Erec Thielscher / ullstein bild / Getty

Do hawfinches ever visit gardens?

Duck drinking among Common Pochard, Aythya ferina, ducks at Welney Wetland Centre, Norfolk, UK

Which of our wintering ducks come from Russia?

Eurasian Wolves (Canis lupus lupus) in winter fur, under snowfall in controlled conditions, Norway

Scandinavian wolves are more inbred than previously thought

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Wildlife travel: What animals can I see in Ireland?

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

12 amazing facts about vultures