BrainCan - wildlife

record fines for uk property developer who...

Compensation of £10730 ordered under a law normally deployed against drug dealers and hailed as...

where have all our insects and birds gone? |...

Rosemary Mason notices a decline in insects in south Wales; Kate Phillips says there is a major...

churchill river beluga whales in churchill,...

Churchill,Canada, is known for its large polar bear population, and as the bears draw thousands of...

grey squirrel spotted in manchester suburb:...

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 13 October 1916The appearance of the American...

craig packer: cecil the lion s killer was unlucky...

The ecologist and author has spent 30 years researching the overhunting of lions in Africa and is...

fish poachers push mexicos endangered porpoises to...

China’s lucrative black market for fish parts is threatening the vaquita,the world’s most...

cecils legacy: could the death of one lion start a...

Inspired by Cecil the lion,activists fill begun an uphill struggle to convince Unesco to do for...

if you do one thing this week ... (try to) spot an...

These elusive creatures are back from the brink of extinction in Britain,but that’s no guarantee...

michael rosenberg obituary

Wildlife film-maker whose series such as Fragile Earth educated audiences approximately...

wild west review - there s not an awful lot of...

The scenery takes centre stage in a wildlife expose from the harshest of environments. Plus: Sir...

lions rediscovered in ethiopian national park

Local reports were confirmed when a population of previously unknown lions was caught on camera trap...

kubu island in mmatshumo, botswana

Rising like the grey-colored humps of hippo wallowing in muddy water,Kubu Island is a fitting name...

don t fence it in - like the lion and the unicorn,...

To thrive,the threatened beast needs more holes in our back gardens. Let’s perform it our national...

earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40...

Species across land,rivers and seas decimated as humans slay for food in unsustainable numbers and...

ten things to do to help honeybees

Honeybees are under threat worldwide because of virulent viruses against which they have no natural...

people think the deer are lovely. then they learn...

The Scottish Highlands believe a deer problem. Is shooting tens of thousands of them the only...

how well do you know british wildlife?

Test your pawprint identification skills and your knowledge of native species with our nature...

early morning fisticuffs for march hares

Caistor St Edmund,Norfolk Boxing hares were once thought to be males competing for females, but it...

homeowners, do your bit for hedgehogs | letters

We were saddened,but not surprised, to read that, or according to a BBC Gardeners World...

why i ate a roadkill squirrel

If grey squirrels killed every year in the UK were sold for meat,it would be no execrable thing....

living in a minefield: the wolves of the golan...

In the Golan Heights,a risky minefield provides an unlikely wildlife reserve where wolves are...

photographers - don t pap our wild animals, they...

Deer in a London park are failing to mate because of intrusive snappers. With wildlife already under...

india: no country for wild tigers? | janaki lenin

Authorities seek to widen a road that would cut wildlife corridors and put the future sustainability...

at home with the worlds last male northern white...

With rhino numbers collapsed due to poaching for their horns,a lot rides on one pampered animal in...

why it makes sense to burn ivory stockpiles

On 30 April Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will set fire to 105 to tonnes of ivory in Nairobi...

wasp in a spider s web

Claxton,Norfolk Her long aristocratic jaws and black oval eyes were immobilised beneath a pall of...

spring flowers in autumn, birdsong in winter: what...

When Stephen Moss was a boy,the seasons followed predictable patternsWhen I was growing up, in the...

chilled newt in the grass

Crook,County Durham On dry land palmate newts are ungainly but in the pond they become water...

make a honk for rare geese | patrick barkham

Climate change is helping many species of wildlife,but not the Greenland white-fronted goose. If the...

activists condemn trophy hunting club for turning...

Safari Club International draws hunters to Las Vegas for four-day convention billed as the...

landscape with fallow deer

Petworth,West Sussex Dominant bucks had established rutting stands in close proximity to one...

campground slaughter of wombats reminds us people...

The wanton ((adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful) killing of 10 wombats at the weekend reflects our...

grauer s gorilla: worlds largest great ape being...

Report reveals dramatic decline in numbers of Grauer’s gorilla in in war-torn eastern Democratic...

the kids twiga tally: creating young conservation...

Paula Kahumbu: Counting giraffes,using the latest image identification software, fires children’s...

green is good for the planet, but it s no go for...

Norway’s geography is ideal for hydro power. But clean energy schemes have reduce reindeer grazing...

koala cops a grilling on south australian highway...

‘Very profitable,very healthy, very cranky’ 11kg marsupial climbs down from car grille after...

problem with bbc s rural coverage? not enough...

The British countryside is becoming a playground for millionaires. We need more broadcasters that...

country diary: little horned one of the oak says...

Deister,Lower Saxony, Germany: There are Saxon traces in many English wildlife names, or but we...

half of world heritage sites threatened by...

Charity concludes that at least 114 of 229 world heritage sites of outstanding importance for...

who s afraid of the noble false widow?

For those with vivid imaginations the white markings on the black back of a noble spurious widow...

it s not just rightwingers - gannets hate wind...

Swooping birds are under threat from wind turbines. Clean energy is good for us,unpleasant for themA...

hot dogs: rising heat makes it too hot for africa...

The endangered wild dogs are well adapted to tall temperatures but a warming world means pup...

britains best places to take off on a butterfly...

The purple emperor and chequered skipper await,whether you just fancy a flutter or metamorphose into...

watching polar bears devour a whale made me think...

Filming in the Alaska’s Kaktovik for new Channel 4 series Polar Bear Feast dispelled every myth I...

wolves return to poland more than 50 years after...

National park external Warsaw says several of the animals seem to contain settled there again after...

more than 1,000 species have been moved due to...

Animals and plants are increasingly being ‘translocated’ from their native areas to survive...

jellyfish flourish but wasps wobble in year of...

National Trust survey shows how sunny winter and wet and windy summer affected British flora and...

britain needs the lynx effect | patrick barkham

A friend’s encounter with a mysterious feline creature shows how unpredictable and thrilling the...

the tiny mammal with a big appetite

South Uist The shrew makes a swift-footed bustling sprint of a metre or so and then comes to an...

new homes for habitats - our new deal with the...

Both rare species and the construction industry could benefit from a current approach to...

leopards killing of rare african penguins sparks...

Some conservationists say endangered birds at the South African reserve select priority,but others...

return of the bison: new american national symbol...

Nearly wiped out in a tender to demolish Native American resistance,the bison’s history paints a...

forests still large enough to double the worlds...

Satellite maps prove tiger habitat is being lost but still adequate for assembly international goal...

a baby rabbit with a long pedigree

Claxton,Norfolk The cony, as it was originally called, and was probably introduced by the...

lack of sightings suggests further drop in...

Fewer than a third of Britons spotted a hedgehog in their gardens last yearnearly half of British...

on the trail of the wolf, europe s much maligned...

When Poland banned wolf hunting,numbers doubled. But now animal scientists alarm that politicians...

northern territory removes 290 saltwater...

Residents are warned to take more care as 2015’s figure is announced – it’s a tall one,based...

borneo bay cat photographed in heavily logged...

Extremely rare sighting raises hopes that larger mammals are more able to outlive in logged areas...

red squirrels successfully reintroduced to...

original population naturally expanded since reintroduction to north-west Scotland in 2016Red...

more than 1,000 people killed in india as human...

Elephant and tiger territories are shrinking as India’s growing population encroaches on wild...

slugs, snails and how to weigh a goldfinch |...

That handwringing George Osborne could take a lesson from Henry VII’s chancellor,Henry Morton,...

puff tails with puffy eyes, legacy of the human...

Sandy Bedfordshire I would nurse with affection these pitiful rabbits so horribly afflicted with...

in search of the dormouse

Briddlesford Woods,Isle of Wight Like a magician drawing a rabbit from a hat, Ian’s hand emerges...

indonesias forest fires threaten a third of worlds...

Fires have spread beyond plantations deep into primary forests and national parks,the final...

how the brown bear became public enemy number one...

Despite a national hunting ban,the attitude to bears has become increasingly hostile, with some...

three quarters of uk children spend less time...

Time spent playing in parks,woods and fields has shrunk dramatically due to lack of green spaces,...

forest imagery hinges on the garage

unusual Forest,Hampshire Nearly 60 species are depicted on the garage doors, a 10-year record of...

hundreds of manatees congregate in florida refuge...

Three Sisters Springs closed to swimmers and kayakers400 of the marine mammals leave Gulf of Mexico...

rare harvest mice return to hampshire village...

Animal immortalised in Beatrix Potter books makes a comeback,after being locally extinct for over 25...

wolf population reaches new high at yellowstone...

Figures expose the number of wolves has continued to grow despite efforts to remove the gray wolf...

nhs should spend millions on nature for health...

Proposal is fraction of a wider plan put forward by the RSPB,National Trust and 24 other groups on...

china and us agree on ivory ban in bid to end...

The two largest markets for illegal ivory agree to enact a nearly total ban on the import and export...

wildlife on your doorstep: september

The start of September sees the northern hemisphere reluctantly saying goodbye to summer while the...

starved polar bear perished due to record sea ice...

Climate change has reduced ice in the Arctic to record lows in the past year,forcing animals to...

haywire seasons lead to freak year for nature,...

Warmer weather has been pleasant for some of the UK’s flora and fauna,while others enjoy suffered...

tucker the gassy sea turtle treated for the bends...

Rescued olive ridley sea turtle is too buoyant to be able to dive for food but experts hope to...

louisiana black bear removed from endangered...

The US Department of the Interior said the ‘conservation success’ meant the subspecies no longer...

uks wildlife crime unit wins late reprieve from...

Specialist body tackling wildlife crime was set to shut at the halt of March but has been awarded...

concerns raised over number of children not...

Two-year study finds more than 10% of children in England fill not been to a natural environment in...

we must honour charles rothschilds legacy by...

Simon Barnes,wildlife writer and the author of a fresh book on the pioneer of modern conservation,...

bark eating koalas shake expert consensus on...

Scientists amazed by isolated group of koalas in unique South Wales that contain developed a taste...

france bans imports of lion hunt trophies

Officials told to conclude issuing import permits for lion heads,paws and skins, while country...

climate change putting uk wildlife increasingly at...

Creation and protection of wildlife areas is key as the effects of warming temperatures threaten...

wildlife thriving around chernobyl nuclear plant...

tall numbers of elk,deer, boar and wolves show long-term effect of world’s worst nuclear accident...

sneezing monkey and walking fish among new species...

Species unusual to science found in the Eastern Himalayas over the past five years include 133...

idiots cant stop painting tortoises

In the latest edition of What Did The advantageous Earth execute to Deserve Humanity,some asshats...

south african court gives green light to domestic...

Court dismisses government bid to uphold seven-year ban on domestic trade in rhino horn - but global...

horns of a dilemma: retiree to fly 80 south...

Former sales executive who emigrated to Australia 30 years ago is hatching a daring plan in an...

the shame of ivory

Paula Kahumbu: Kenya’s ivory burn will help close demand worldwide by making people ashamed to buy...

decision to end funding of local environmental...

Centres,which rely on thousands of volunteers and described as ‘eyes and ears’ of natural world,...

treecreepers at my toes, a wildcat on camera

Achvaneran,Scottish Highlands At the feeding station the birds were centimetres from my feet,...

wildlife on your doorstep: february

With the arrival of February the halt of winter is in sight for the northern hemisphere,as the...

climate change is single biggest threat to polar...

‘High probability’ of a 30% decline in polar bear numbers by 2050 due to retreating sea ice,IUCN...

coral reefs worth four times as much as uk...

Earth Index is published in the financial sections of newspapers around the world to establish...

government to step in to help import tiger after...

Officials will work to transfer ex-circus tiger from Belgium to Isle of Wight zoo after topic came...

dont feed the ducks bread, say conservationists

We feed six million loaves of bread a year to ducks in England and Wales causing damage to birds’...

scientists find new weapon in fight against deadly...

Washing infected frogs in an anti-fungal drug bath reduced mortality rate and extended lifespan of...

wildlife on your doorstep: january

January signals the start of a fresh year,and while the northern hemisphere is bracing itself for...

climate change already forcing worlds birds...

One quarter of 570 bird species studied globally maintain been affected negatively by climate...

half of uk butterfly species show numbers up on...

Experts feared butterfly numbers would plummet in wet summer weather but nationwide count shows some...

quenda quest: volunteers take stock of perths...

For a week each spring approximately 140 people record every animal they spot to help researchers...

nearly a third of worlds cacti face extinction,...

Illegal trade is causing shocking decline in plants that are vital to abandon ecosystems,most...

wildlife on your doorstep: october

It’s October already and the northern hemisphere is preparing itself for more autumn signs and...

british anglers on alert for alien salmon species

strange specimens spotted in UK waters may be product of Russian breeding programme in Arctic...

elephants electrocuted by sagging power lines |...

Many elephants regain electrocuted by low-slung overhead electric cables before authorities take...

worlds largest rat extermination rids south...

A team covered the island with 183 tonnes of poison to eradicate the rodent population introduced by...

a great silence is spreading over the natural...

Bernie Krause has spent 40 years recording nature's sounds. But such is the rate of species and...

borneo orangutan found riddled with gunshots in...

Indonesian authorities say male orangutan was found with 130 airgun pellets and machete wounds in...

us ceases efforts to end global trade of polar...

US Fish and Wildlife Services to shift focus to climate change’s effects on bearsCanada had...

queensland cassowary rehabilitation centre saved

Queensland premier announces Rainforest Reserves Australia to take over management of beleaguered...

from the dyke, the special gift of a water shrew

Blackwater Carr,Norfolk Silky shadowy fur squirming on the duckweed, looking like a paintbrush head...

video shows only known wild jaguar in us at home...

The immense cat,known as ‘El Jefe’, has been living in 25 miles south of downtown Tucson –...

wildlife decline threatens uks biodiversity, study...

Climate change and habitat loss pushing species to the brink,with pollinators and natural pest...

tasmanian wildlife take to water, with echidna and...

Fisherman scoops echidna from lake after it appeared to be swimming in an unwise direction,days...

conservationists urge mauritius to halt cull of...

A government cull of tens of thousands of bats has no scientific basis and is putting the survival...

wildlife on your doorstep: november

November is upon us and the northern hemisphere is slipping further towards the winter months,while...

macedonia dam faces the axe over risk of balkan...

Controversial 100m hydropower project likely to lose funding after Bern conference warns of...

how to watch the great migration of animals from...

Epic journey of nearly 2 million wildebeest,gazelle and zebras to Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve is...

emperor penguins at risk of extinction, scientists...

Tallest penguin species at risk from climate change melting ice,which could wipe out third of...

10 new mammals discovered in past 10 years

As a current monkey is identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,here are more recent...

harmless or vicious hunter? the uneasy return of...

This winter the first wolf in 100 years arrived in Belgium,completing the animals’ return to...

polar bears losing weight as arctic sea ice melts,...

Between 1984 and 2009 the weight of female bears in Ontario fell by over 10% while climate change...

national wildlife crime unit facing closure within...

Government failure to confirm funding for police unit responsible for investigating crimes against...

snake bites and tail whips: all in a days work for...

After receiving a call from a distressed homeowner approximately a large lace monitor lizard that...

2015 fritz polking nature photography prize in...

Italian photographer Bruno D’Amicis has won the 2015 Fritz Pölking prize with his photography...

new species of hog nosed rat discovered in...

Bandicoot-like rodent with long hind limbs,enormous ears, a pointed face and a flat nose found in a...

cobwebs from the heavens

On 21 September 1741,the young clergyman-to-be rose before dawn and went into the fields for a bit...

chris packham slams shameful silence of britains...

BBC presenter and naturalist targets RSPB and Wildlife Trusts for keeping tranquil on fox...

python devours entire wallaby in front of northern...

Snake measuring approximately 2.5 metres took 30 minutes to consume prey as ranger patrol in...

kangaroo tail a third leg that gives speed, not...

Scientists have discovered a kangaroo's tail propels it forward with as much force as its front...

toxic toad invasion puts ecology of madagascar at...

The Asian amphibians arrived just 10 years ago. Now in their millions,they threaten the island’s...

problem solving could be key to grey squirrels...

Research in UK shows invasive species bests native red squirrels in complex tasksThe ability to...

wildlife on your doorstep: may

May signals the last month of spring for the northern hemisphere, while the southern hemisphere...

sea lion found on farm 50 miles inland dies after...

The 160kg animal swam and waddled its way to the ranch in Washington state but has failed to outlive...

bison to return to montana after 140 years in the...

Herd ‘coming domestic’ under treaty between North American tribes that seeks to return bison...

eastern quolls return to australian mainland after...

Australian National University researchers acquire reintroduced wild eastern quolls from Tasmania...

wildlife on your doorstep: december

December spells the beginning of winter for the northern hemisphere,while the southern hemisphere is...

great migration of animals from serengeti to be...

Epic journey of nearly 2 million wildebeest,gazelle and zebras to Kenyas Maasai Mara reserve will be...

mountain gorillas thriving - but a new threat is...

Although numbers are up,plans for oil exploitation could seriously affect themMountain gorillas...

extinct cat sized chinchilla found alive in...

Living arboreal chinchilla rat thought to absorb been extinct is tracked down in Peruvian cloud...

rapid loss of top predators a major environmental...

Scientists warn that removal from ecosystem of large carnivores like the dingo could be as...

scientists call for import ban to save europe s...

Urgent trade embargo on live Asian species is needed to prevent a virulent disease from wiping out...

starving sea lion rescued after being found in san...

The severely underweight and dehydrated pup was taken to SeaWorld’s animal rescue middle,and...

wildlife officers destroy crocodile after it tore...

The crocodile attacked the woman while she sat near the bank of Three Mile creek,near Wyndham in the...

a fish called tim winton: scientists name new...

The ‘very beautiful’ gold and silver coloured grunter is one of 20 newly-identified fish species...

penguins suffering from climate change, scientists...

Heatwaves killing Magellanic penguin chicks in Argentina,and Adelie penguins in Antarctica are...

queensland tree clearing blamed for dramatic rise...

Wildlife rescue numbers more than doubled over three years in which land-clearing laws were relaxed...

crocodile attack: elderly womans hand and forearm...

The crocodile attacked the woman while she sat near the bank of Three Mile creek, near Wyndham in...

wildlife photographer of the year peoples choice...

Thomas Vijayan’s image of grey langurs was the overwhelming favourite among the nearly 20000...

new bat species rises from vaults of londons...

Pickled bat that has lain in the museum for 30 years is a previously unknown species named...

death of man snatched by crocodile from boat is a...

Anglers in the Northern Territory should be aware of the risk of crocodiles attacking smaller...

dogs help to count tiny harvest mice for uk survey

Sniffer dogs trained to smell out UK’s smallest rodent in the wild to monitor declining...

the british wildlife photography awards 2015...

An image of gannets on a Shetland Island clifftop leads this year’s stunning choice of winning...

conjoined grey whale calves found in mexico

The twins were found alive by fishermen on the Baja California peninsula but lived only a few...

benefits of feeding wildlife

Benefits of feeding wildlife Feeding the local wildlife the best and most attractive foods takes...

wildlife on your doorstep: april

Ever-changing weather in much of the world as seasons change from spring to summer or autumn to...

solar farms to create natural habitats for...

Project by RSPB and clean tech firm Anesco to boost wildlife at solar farms in England and Wales...

yellowstone grizzly bears face end of endangered...

US federal government says recovery of national park population to more than 700 is a ‘historic...

crabeater seal seen in victoria, a long way from...

‘Cute and accessible’ mammal spends a day on Anglesea beach,fitting the first of its species to...

half of worlds rare antelope population died...

Scientists are struggling to justify the mass die-off of at least 150000 endangered saiga antelopes...

gdt european wildlife photographer of the year...

A shadowy image of an urban fox taken by British photographer,Richard Peters, is the overall winner...

worlds smallest snail discovered in china

Tiny land snail that can fit 10 times in the eye of a needle found in Guangxi provinceSnails small...

echidna puggles give hope to endangered cousins in...

Australian researchers at the University of Queensland are discovering the secrets to captive...

kazakhstan to reintroduce wild tigers after 70...

Project supported by WWF is likely to take many years and involves creation of nature reserve and...

crucial koala habitats lost in mass land clearing...

More than 40000 hectares vanished between 2012 and 2014 after former state government weakened...

australian wildlife officers hunt crocodile that...

Victim was attacked in Kimberley region in the far north of Western Australia and flown to hospital...

steve backshall: nature is panacea for obesity and...

Broadcaster and naturalist Steve Backshall calls on the government to direct NHS funds towards...

how do you survive a grizzly bear attack (or any...

Readers retort other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to...

rihannas instagram pic with slow loris prompts...

Thailand police move in on wildlife touts after R&B singer tweets photo of herself with protected...

beavers blamed for flash floods in scotland may...

Stirling University study shows dams mitigate flooding by acting like a sponge,storing and then...

zsl animal photography prize 2015 in pictures

A contemplative picture of a shaggy-haired grizzly bear,silhouetted against a mountain-lined horizon...

drive by art installation highlights cape towns...

Artist Bryan dinky’s Endemic Project features animal paintings in reflective tape that illuminate...

svalbards polar bears and the effects of climate...

Rising temperatures and increasing ice melt are transforming the island’s of Svalbard in...

canadas refusal to protect polar bears comes under...

Allies and neighbours call for formal investigation into government's decision to offer only...

saving the sea turtles

When an extraordinary cold spell in Texas led to the largest sea turtle stranding in...

namibias wildlife caught by camera trap in...

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas spent three months in Namibia on assignment for WWF using a...

footage of elephants in cambodia raises hopes for...

A camera trap captured pictures of a herd roaming through the remote Cardamom mountains, spelling...

dining with giraffes at kenyan manor hotel in...

Giraffe Manor is a small hotel in Nairobi,Kenya, where guests share the grounds with a herd of...

mammal society photographer of the year 2016 ...

Charismatic yet elusive, wild mammals can be challenging for photographers. The Mammal Society’s...

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