Discovering Colombia's rare flora and fauna

An expedition of top UK botanists into previously unexplored rainforest in Colombia found rare species.

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'Billions of years of evolutionary history' under threat

'Weird and wonderful' animals unlike anything else on Earth are sliding toward extinction, say scientists.

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First wild white stork chick 'in centuries' hatches in UK

The chick is part of a programme to reintroduce breeding pairs of the birds in the south of England.

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Endangered tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom

A new study forecasts that thousands of miles of new road construction will cut through tiger habitat across Asia by 2050. Planning can make these projects more tiger-friendly.

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Nature’s comeback? No, the coronavirus pandemic threatens the world’s wildlife

Many people in the Global South will find themselves poorer, hungrier, and much closer to exploitable wildlife.

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Nature’s comeback? No, the coronavirus pandemic will devastate the world’s wildlife

Biodiversity in the global south is particularly threatened by a global economic crisis.

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Nottingham Trent University study to assess impact of traffic on hedgehogs

Hedgehog numbers are declining in part because so many are killed while crossing our roads.

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