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How to attract more wildlife to your garden

Volunteer plants a tree at Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Loch Ness. © Trees for Life

Be a conservation volunteer

'Supertrees' in Singapore feature in the Cities episode of Planet Earth II, airing on Sunday 11 December 2016 at 8pm on BBC One. © Tom Hugh-Jones/BBC NHU

Why young people prefer Planet Earth II to The X Factor

Chimpanzees help disperse cacao plants by eating their fruits. © Nicola Bryson-Morrison

Wild chimps help spread cacao trees

Leatherback turtles – which arrive in British waters during summer months to feed – can be particularly vulnerable to litter in the seas, as they can mistake plastic bags for their jellyfish prey, which can result in their death. © Herve06 / iStock

Number of plastic bags on UK beaches nearly halved

Humpback whales played a starring role in BBC One's The Hunt: Hunger at Sea episode

BBC natural history filmmaker selected as BAFTA Breakthrough Brit

A lesser flamingo is seen here deliberately bumping into another bird at Slimbridge Wetland Centre. © WWT

Bullying flamingos recorded for the first time

The willow emerald damselfly is becoming a more regular sight in Britain due to climate change. ©Harry Appleyard/The Parks Trust

Rare damselfly is increasing its range across England

Climate change could be a contributing factor to the toad’s decline, as milder winters have a detrimental effect on their hibernation. © taviphoto/iStock

Toads are declining at an alarming rate in the UK

The spectacular granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley are a famed part of the National Park's diverse landscape. © Mladen Antonov/Staff/Getty

Yosemite National Park expands by 400 acres

A pine marten's distinctive, cream-coloured bib is useful for identifying individuals, and gives a clue as to the animal's age.

How do I see a pine marten?

Sir David will bring 60 years of film-making experience – and those iconic sotto voce tones – to the classroom.

Attenborough to deliver masterclass

The latest Red List update sees the giant panda move from Endangered to Vulnerable. ©Lui Jin/Stringer

Giant panda population on the rise while eastern gorillas face extinction

Bearded dragons occur in arid and semi-arid areas of Australia. © Mahesh Puranik/iStock

Warmer temperatures determine the gender of bearded dragons

Dormice have been bred in British zoos for release into the wild. © Nick Shelley/Berkshire College of Agriculture

The British zoos saving British wildlife