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Polar bears can still be legally trophy-hunted in Canada. © IFAW

The truth about trophy-hunting

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Sir David Attenborough on tackling climate change

Sniffer dogs at Ol Pejeta Conservancy are used to track poachers, detect ammunition or even to attack suspects. © Ola Jennersten/NIBL WWF

Ranger danger: how the people protecting Africa’s wildlife put their lives on the line

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Sir David Attenborough on living things that glow

Dr Carl Jones with an echo parakeet, one of the species he saved from extinction.

Did you hear the one about the kestrel, the pigeon, the fody, the skink, the bat and the boa?

Videos taken by remote cameras were used to estimate how fast animals moved. © ZSL

Why speed matters in wildlife conservation

Water voles are just one of the species at risk if the M4 diversion is built through the Gwent Levels. © RSPB

M4 motorway diversion could threaten vital wildlife habitat

In The Jungle Book, Bagheera the panther protects Mowgli from Shere Khan the tiger – in reality, a black leopard wouldn't be quite as amicable. © 2016 Disney Enterprises

The Jungle Book: meet the creatures

Illegal fishing in the Gulf of California could be driving the vaquita porpoise towards extinction. © Roy Sasano

The poachers, the porpoise and the illegal hunt for ‘aquatic cocaine’

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Deforestation poses a serious threat to Sumatra’s orangutans

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Grey seal rescue in the UK

The house spider reduces the number of flies and other insects from houses. © Paul_Cooper/iStock

Americans share their homes with an average of 93 species

Long-tailed tits are most usually noticed in small flocks. © Tony Marsh - RSPB

Long-tailed tits benefitted from a mild winter

Some white stork populations have ceased to migrate, instead feeding year-round on rubbish dumps. © iStock

Flexible migratory strategies are an advantage for birds

Lions don't just take wild prey such as buffalo – they also kill livestock, putting them at odds with humans. © Daniel Rosengren

How lions can survive