Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.

New research suggests the gut bacteria of red and grey squirrels differ significantly, potentially explaining the decline of the native red and the success of its grey counterpart.

Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.

North American ornithologists are seeking to replace all bird species named after people - but what should they be called instead?

And a recent history of wildcat hybridisation.

I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772

Their drawings did not reflect the make up of the natural world.

There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.

Once confined to the Canary Islands, noble false widow spiders are casting their web worldwide.

Nestled among farmland, solar farms can be a refuge for embattled wildlife.