WILDLIFE
Parrot-inspired robots track birds across remote landscapes
Dec 11, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new system of robotic aerial vehicles is revolutionising the tracking of migratory species across remote environments
Deep learning technology to watch over wildlife parks
Dec 06, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Technology used in creating safe urban environments is now being used in South Africa’s wildlife parks to catch and deter poachers
The mystery of northeast Scotland’s catastrophic harbour seal decline
Nov 29, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Laura Cole travels to Orkney to find out why numbers of harbour seals have fallen by 78 per cent since 2000
Climate change-triggered ticks causing rise in ‘ghost moose’
Nov 27, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
The unprecedented frequency of winter tick epidemics have resulted in a 70 per cent death rate for New Hampshire’s moose calves
Tourism may reduce cheetah numbers
Oct 03, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Unchecked tourism is potentially reducing the number of cheetah cubs that survive to adulthood
Horseshoe crabs: blood in the water
Sep 15, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The demand for horseshoe crab blood – vital for testing new medical developments – is threatening the future survival of the species
Carnivore uproar: Italian wolves
Sep 01, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Italy is divided over the future of its wolves and bears
‘Gentle giants’ urgently need conservation management
Aug 17, 2018
Written by
Lucy Hodge-Sellers
Whale sharks have been found to not travel far from familiar coastlines, putting them at risk from human activities
High steaks: Lone Star ticks
Aug 11, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The Lone Star tick is spreading across North America, carrying a peculiar health threat with it: an allergy to red meat
Could humans be good for nature?
Jul 24, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
An interview with biologist Chris D Thomas, author of ‘Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in the Age of Extinction’
Canine killers: the conservation threat of dogs
Jul 17, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
India’s booming domestic dog population is attacking some of the country’s most endangered wildlife, and solutions are thin on the ground
Smarter fish live longer
Jun 19, 2018
Written by
Melanie Barrin
Brain sizes directly shown to correlate to survival rates among one of the most popular fish species
Bird Man – Celebrating the ornithologist that was forgotten to history
Jun 08, 2018
Written by
Tim Birkhead
Celebrated author Professor Tim Birkhead provides a fascinating insight into a man overshadowed in his lifetime, but who pioneered everything we know today about the study of birds
Into the lions' den
May 19, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Changing temperatures in East Africa are set to upset a delicate balance between wild lions and cattle herders
Bat signals
May 09, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Scientists working with new drone technology are hoping to reveal the hidden secrets behind the bat’s uncanny navigation skills
Protecting Penguins - Whitley Gold Award winner honoured
Apr 27, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The winner of the 2018 Whitley Gold Award is Pablo Garcia Borboroglu, founder of the Global Penguin Society
The black hole of wildlife crime
Apr 18, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
NGOs shine a light on the underreporting of wildlife crime and call for the keeping of better records of offences across England and Wales
Playing laser tag with dolphins
Apr 17, 2018
Written by
Helen Taylor
Pioneering laser photography is being used by scientists on the west coast of Scotland to assess the health of the area’s marine life
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