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People & Wildlife

Is the countryside the reserve of the privileged?

An urban wildflower meadow on Park Square roundabout in the centre of the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire. © Matthew Taylor/Alamy

Seeds of controversy: the debate around sown vs native road verges

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!

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People & Wildlife

Wildlife and mental health: how birdwatching saved my life

Child reading picture books.

People & Wildlife

A book at bedtime: why children fall in love with fictional animals

Cape pangolin or ground pangolin (Manis temminckii) foraging during the day in Zimbabwe

The scaly enigma of pangolins, and how that could help to save them

A young pangolin is held by a carer.

Pangolins under pressure: why these unique mammals are threatened with extinction

28 year old Aman was kept as a pet for many years and - among other 'skills' - was taught to clap and smoke cigarettes. © Mark Eveleigh

The people who believe orangutans are family

Black-capped Tanager (Tangara heinei) resting on a branch. © Neil Bowman/Getty.

A natural paradise in Colombia

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People & Wildlife

How do you deal with 'pests' if you love wildlife?

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Dragon islands – how people live alongside the world’s largest venomous reptile

Wild elephants roam Kui Buri National Park - one of the best places to see them in the wild in Thailand. © Kosin Sukhum/Getty

A wild future? Ex-captive elephants in Thailand are being given a new start

Seen from below, the white bellies of lemon sharks help them to disappear in bright sunlight - the blue sky in this photo is misleading. From above, their yellow-tinted skin belnds in perfectly with the mangrove's sandy seabed © Shane Gross

The fascinating world of the lemon shark

Pigeons in a London park.

Feral pigeon: flying rat or urban hero?

Eurasian lynx (in mainland Europe) during autumn. © Arterra/UIG/Getty

The case for the missing lynx?