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They can be difficult to spot and deal with, but there are a few telltale signs that you could be facing an infestation.

An owl at the Central Park Zoo flew the coop after someone vandalized its exhibit by cutting through stainless steel mesh

Butterfly Conservation report reveals 42% decline in distribution of 58 native species since 1976

Long-spined sea urchins — the "single biggest threat" for reefs in eastern Tasmania — are arriving via an ocean current supercharged by climate change. So what can be done about it?

As the economist Herman Daly pithily said, the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment – not the reverse. Nature makes our lives possible through what scientists call ecosystem services. Think healthy food, clean water, feed for livestock, building materials, medicine, flood and storm control, recreation, and attractions…

Letter: Dodo historian Anthony Cheke responds to scientists’ plans to bring the creature back to life, and wonders whether it is possible to create a safe habitat in which the birds could thrive

Large great white sharks are gathering off the South Carolina coast — for reasons scientists don’t quite understand.

Nine otters and foxes have been confirmed with avian flu since 2021, with the first case a fox in Durham

“Wild animals have replaced the role of landlords, who were previously the main source of conflict for farmers,” says Thomas K D, a 69-year-old cashew farmer whose crop yield has shrunk to two quintals from the seven before. Sitting at his cashew plantation with banners protesting against official apathy, he…