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‘We found 700 different species’: astonishing array of wildlife discovered in Cambodia mangroves
Hairy-nosed otters and cats that catch fish are among the startling diversity of creatures making their...
Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests
Bulldozed tracks and informal byways in tropical forests and palm-oil plantations ‘almost always’ an indicator of...
Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip
Country had previously turned the tide on deforestation but armed rebels have revoked banDeforestation in the...
Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute
Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly...
UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on...
Early warning system to track Asian hornets unveiled by UK researchers
Monitoring station detects predatory species using artificial intelligence and sends alert so nests can be tracedAn...
Lizard peninsula recovery project aims to save ‘microhabitats’
Natural England-backed scheme at most southerly tip of UK will nurture lichens, liverworts and wildflowersThe landscape...
Yorkshire estate known as world’s first nature reserve gets Grade II listing
Eccentric Victorian owner of Waterton Park, near Wakefield, made pioneering decisions to protect wildlifeA Yorkshire parkland...
Birdwatch: rare black-faced spoonbill turns up in Hong Kong wetland
Soon it will head back north to the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea where...
Scrap subsidies to Scotland’s conifer forests, urges report
Royal Society of Edinburgh says money should be spent on longer-living native forests with greater biodiversity...
Cinnamon frog species in ‘perilous state’ successfully bred in UK
Froglets from species classed as near-threatened arrive for the second time at Cotswolds wildlife parkA frog...
Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisisThe next...
Death toll rises to seven in Malawi elephant relocation project linked to Prince Harry
The animal translocation scheme by wildlife NGOs including African Parks, once headed by the royal, has...
Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn
Research reveals area size of France is under threat by restoration projects taking place in unsuitable...
Greater glider put on path to extinction by NSW environmental watchdog, experts say
Ecologists condemn watchdog decision, accusing it of making reckless changes to allow easier logging of state...
Lions making fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ involving invasive ants
Hunting by Kenyan lions impeded in ‘ecological chain reaction’ as big-headed ants fail to stop elephants...
Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The first successful embryo transfer in a southern white rhino paves way for using technique to...
‘Smart’ trap trial raises hopes American mink can be driven from UK
Conservation groups target ‘impossible dream' of eradicating invasive predators after success of East Anglia trialAmerican mink...
African elephant populations stabilise in southern heartlands
Scientist say animals still need protecting and also connecting to restore habitats fragmented by human activitiesAfrican...
‘Jewel of Britain’s nature crown’: Plan to restore rainforest welcomed by campaigners
Conservationists say government strategy to recover England’s degraded temperate rainforest is a good start but want...