WILDLIFE
Ecoacoustics is being used to detect invasive species in water systems
Sep 15, 2021
Written by
Katie Burton
Ecoacoustics – a way to listen in closely to the ecosystem – is being trialled in ponds and streams as a way to detect invasive species
Spotlight on: The Greater Côa Valley, where nature restoration is reinvigorating Portugal's fire-prone, depopulated interior
Sep 13, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
In Portugal’s Greater Côa Valley, rural abandonment has taken root, and a hotbed of organic fuel for wildfires has emerged on ungrazed lands. An alternative model for land-use is emerging – one that looks to harness the region’s natural heritage,…
Photographer Robert Darch documents ash dieback
Sep 10, 2021
Written by
Images by Robert Darch, words by Jacob Dykes
Ash dieback is set to transform the British landscape. Robert Darch, armed with his camera and his curiosity, is determined to document it
The unsettled science of taxonomy: Can we categorise life in time to save it?
Aug 27, 2021
Written by
Katie Burton
Classifying a group of organisms as a separate species has implications for conservation. But the science behind it is far from settled
Proposals to water down protections for UK mammals criticised
Jul 20, 2021
Written by
Emily Baynes
Government proposals to change conservation legislation could see vulnerable mammals go unprotected
Sharks navigate using Earth's magnetic field, new research shows
Jun 25, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
New research confirms that sharks navigate using the Earth's magnetic field, undergoing long-distance migrations with high precision
The cost of invasive species worldwide is growing
Jun 04, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A new analysis tots up the cost of invasive species worldwide
An end to captive breeding and canned hunting of South African lions
May 06, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A victory for conservation, South Africa has announced plans to reconsider its captive breeding and canned hunting practices of lions
This spider web ‘music’ hints at potential for cross-species communication
Apr 15, 2021
Written by
Annabel Bourne
Not your usual tune: translating spider's silk into sound could open up a whole world of web research
The crackdown on rhino poaching is starting to pay off, but conservation is more crucial than ever
Mar 04, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Although the fight is far from over, rhino poaching is in decline. Tough enforcement is part of the solution, but the power of grassroots conservation mustn’t be overlooked
Reintroducing the grey wolf to Colorado
Feb 02, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Coloradans have voted to reintroduce grey wolves to the state
With zoos shut due to Covid-19, conservation suffers
Dec 15, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Zoos do a lot more than welcome excited visitors; closures due to the pandemic are affecting conservation work worldwide
WildEast encourages people to commit 20 per cent of any land they own to nature recovery
Dec 08, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
WildEast, a grassroots community initiative, is encouraging volunteers to commit 20 per cent of any land they own to nature recovery
The dangers of bushmeat: Interviewing hunters and consumers
Dec 02, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
With growing global awareness of the risks of hunting and consuming bushmeat, a group of researchers decided to speak to those who do it
Restoration projects invite wildlife back to the Thames Estuary
Nov 24, 2020
Written by
Ann Morris
The Thames Estuary has long been home to heavy industry, rubbish dumps and drained marshes, but restoration projects are inviting wildlife back in
Imposter syndrome – parasitic finch chicks display startling powers of mimicry
Nov 18, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
Whydahs and indigobirds, collectively known as the vidua finches, show an amazing ability to mimic the chicks of other birds in a parasitic display of Darwinian evolution
Bringing back the beast: rewilding projects are expanding European carnivore ranges
Oct 23, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Rewilding projects across Europe are working to expand populations of carnivores and restore ‘self-regulating’ nature on the continent. In the face of the double-trouble of limited space and a lot of people, proponents are coming up with new ways to…
Wild salamanders under threat from Bsal, a fungal infection
Oct 20, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Scientists are racing to prevent a deadly disease that kills salamanders from reaching the crucial populations of the USA
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