WILDLIFE
Dossier: the rising threat of invasive species
May 10, 2022
Written by
Mark Rowe
Invasive species are considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, but controlling them is extremely challenging
The problem with CITES, the convention designed to protect endangered wildlife
Apr 28, 2022
Written by
Roman Goergan
The international conservation agreement CITES is nearly half a century old. Now, with some parties pushing back against its decisions and other critics pointing to its unwieldy volume of paperwork, its future and effectiveness are uncertain
The quest to save Scotland's Atlantic salmon
Apr 21, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
With Scotland’s salmon under threat, environmental groups are planting trees along riverbanks to help save them
Monkeys that survived a natural disaster aged faster - what does this means for humans?
Apr 11, 2022
Written by
Bryony Cottam
Research into rhesus macaques on a remote island finds that survivors of natural disasters often show signs of premature ageing
Out of thin air: animals can be detected from airborne DNA
Apr 01, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A new technique to collect animal DNA from thin air could revolutionise the monitoring of ecosystems
Animals that carry seeds are essential - and under threat
Mar 25, 2022
Written by
Bryony Cottam
As animal species decline, plants that rely on them to spread their seeds could struggle to adapt to a changing climate
South Africa's new plant poaching epidemic
Mar 03, 2022
Written by
Tommy Trenchard
In South Africa, a new wave of poaching has taken off, but this time it isn’t big cats, elephants or rhinos that are in the firing line, but tiny succulent plants
China's tentative tiger rebound
Jan 27, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
China’s Amur tiger population is recovering, reflecting the country’s changing stance on wildlife
Across the globe, the diversity of language overlaps with that of the natural world
Nov 25, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
An overlap between populations of grizzly bears and Indigenous groups points to a wider phenomenon known as 'biocultural diversity'
Hippos, beavers and humans: friends reunited in modern Britain
Oct 20, 2021
Written by
James Wallace
James Wallace, chief executive of Beaver Trust, shares an unlikely tale of acquaintance between three familiar species
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021: Winners
Oct 14, 2021
Written by
Geographical
The winners of the most hotly anticipated photography competition have been announced
Saving the marmosets under threat from the pet trade
Oct 06, 2021
Written by
Lucy Haslam
Indigenous marmosets are under threat from released pets and forest fragmentation
Tracking the Persian leopard, a cat caught between two warring states
Oct 01, 2021
Written by
Jack Losh
A rare encounter with a leopard in the mountains of Armenia sparked a hunt for the elusive creature, caught between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Listening in: using ecoacoustics to detect invasive species
Sep 15, 2021
Written by
Bryony Cottam
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
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