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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

Norway's wolf population currently numbers around 68 animals. © kjelol / iStock

Norwegian government plans to cull 70 per cent of its wolf population

An Arctic tern dives down to protect its nest on Inner Farne, England. © Dan Kitwood/Getty

Arctic terns travel faster in large flocks

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

Extending as far south as northern Africa, the cirl bunting is at the limit of its European range in southwestern England. © MikeLane45 / iStock

Britain’s cirl buntings are back from the brink

Lions are a popular target among trophy hunters. © Pedro Bige / iStock

Study claims that hunting lions helps to conserve them

A humpback whale breaches at Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia. © Dan Kitwood/Getty

Humpbacks protect other species from orca attacks

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

The red-capped manakin – found in the tropical and subtropical lowland forests of Central and South America – is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. © epantha/Getty

New study claims that the IUCN Red List is inaccurate

There are more than 500 pairs of golden eagles in Scotland today. © Pete Cairns/RSPB Images

Scotland’s golden eagles soar to new heights

Prince Harry spent nearly three weeks working with African Parks to translocate 261 elephants in Malawi. © Frank Weiter/African Parks

Prince Harry helps to relocate 500 elephants

Native to northern Borneo, the earless monitor lizard is one of the world's rarest lizards. © reptiles4all / iStock

Is CITES doing too little or too much to protect reptiles?