Animals

Country diary: Dawn light gilds the fells as a lone ring ouzel sings
Great End, Cumbria: Disturbance, predation, grazing patterns and climate change all pose a threat to the ‘mountain blackbird’
Carey Davies
28, Jun, 2022 @4:30 AM

Australian almond harvest in jeopardy as ‘Covid for bees’ strikes apiaries
Discovery of varroa mite at Newcastle port has led to NSW beehives being locked down with a potentially ‘devastating effect’ on crops
Natasha May
27, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM

Country diary: Reaching out to the starlings on the wire
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: They are angry and agitated. As they shout this to the world, they bring me out of my four walls
Josie George
27, Jun, 2022 @4:30 AM

Frogs that lay eggs on land – new WA genus named after teacher whose lab was a campervan
Anstisia biological group named after Marion Anstis, who wrote an acclaimed book on amphibians after retiring as a music teacher
Donna Lu
26, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM

Country diary: Avian flu is devastating the seabirds of the Northern Isles
Birsay, Orkney: This catastrophe has global significance – at this time of year, Scotland hosts 46% of the world’s northern gannets
Cal Flyn
25, Jun, 2022 @4:30 AM

Boom in UK dog fertility clinics raises welfare and ethics concerns
Experts worry about financial incentives for unnatural breeding methods without regulation
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
24, Jun, 2022 @1:45 PM

How to rewild a country: the story of Argentina
It began with a philanthropic couple buying a swamp but has become one of the world’s boldest experiments in restoring degraded habitats, bringing wildlife and landscapes back from the brink
Patrick Greenfield
24, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM

It’s winter at our Tasmanian insta-farmlet where we have just four minutes of direct sunlight a week | First Dog on the Moon
The NBN only works when the sun is shining. Fortunately we are gripped by the entertaining return of our scandalous sheep romance
First Dog on the Moon
24, Jun, 2022 @6:33 AM

Forget Me Not by Sophie Pavelle review – a fan letter to Britain’s unsung species
From overdressed hares to furious falcons … an impassioned study of wildlife under threat that still manages to inspire hope
Amy-Jane Beer
24, Jun, 2022 @6:30 AM

Appetite for frogs’ legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’
Conservationists say exploitation of amphibians leading to depletion of native species abroad
Arthur Neslen
23, Jun, 2022 @5:54 PM

Spread of ‘free-range’ farming may raise risk of animal-borne pandemics – study
If we can’t dramatically cut meat consumption then intensive ‘factory farming’ may be comparatively less risky, say authors
John Vidal
23, Jun, 2022 @4:10 PM

The return of the wolf: how much do they help rebuild ecosystems?
Researchers say the return of wolves to Yellowstone in the 1990s kickstarted big changes in habitats. But that narrative is increasingly being challenged
Phoebe Weston
23, Jun, 2022 @5:15 AM
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