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Ban in place since 2021 has increased numbers of globally vulnerable pigeon species that is close to extinction in UK

Since February we’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose

The hardy travellers can fly for 3,000 miles from the north-east US and Canada to roost in their millions in Mexico

More than half of Britain’s 59 native species are in long-term decline, UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme finds

Scientists say they are ingesting more microplastics in Mediterranean as the plankton they feed on struggle to survive in warming waters

Inkpen, Berkshire: All is accented by a bleached-out leaching of colour – before the green fuse of spring ignites and rushes through everything

Government wants to spur economic growth and drive housebuilding but charities say nature should be priority

Australia is a place of great natural beauty, home to many species found nowhere else on Earth. But it’s also particularly vulnerable to introduced animals, diseases and weeds. Habitat destruction, pollution and climate change make matters worse. To conserve what’s special, we need far greater care.

Approximately 170,000 people die every day around the world – that’s around 62 million deaths in 2024 alone. The cumulative effect of this has led to what has been termed a “burial crisis”, with most urban areas where burial remains the norm expected to run out of interment space by…

The Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, is famous for its distinctive limestone habitat, coastal landscape, rich wildlife and unusual archaeology. Several hundred farmers also manage livestock on this land.

New Zealand’s docile, solitary and elusive ‘god of ugly things’ does wonders for the forest-floor ecosystem