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The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a reclusive bird belonging to the heron family. Close to the size of a chicken, bitterns are a mix of golden-brown mottled with delicate black and tan. With long, green legs and large feet, these birds are adapted for skulking through reedbeds – the…

On Good Friday, a massive ten metre sperm whale washed up alive on a beach in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, shocking locals and sadly dying after spending the day beached

Populations of non-native leaf-litter ants have skyrocketed in the Sunshine State.

They make up as much as 97% of the animal kingdom, yet wildlife film-makers routinely overlook bugs

More than 90 baby loggerhead turtles have been released into the wild in on the NSW Central Coast overnight after the eggs were excavated and transported to Taronga Zoo.

Large numbers of cetaceans are dying from lethal collisions with vessels, even in protected areas. Now science may provide the means to protect them

Harry Redknapp is joining Sports Direct to support the Bumblebee Conservation Trust by giving 1.5million wildflower seed papers away, which can easily be planted by anyone who receives them

MIAMI — These days, long-spined sea urchins are known as the gardeners of the sea. They tend the algae on the coral reefs they call home, making sure it never overwhelms their hosts. Spotting one on the Florida reef tract is a good sign that nearby corals are doing OK.

India will celebrate 50 years of tiger conservation on Sunday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to announce tiger population numbers at an event in Mysuru in Karnataka