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Don Gates has spent decades on the water in the Florida Keys angling for the variety of fresh fish that call the clear blue waters off the archipelago home.

To their admirers, beavers and their dams can help humans hang on to water when it’s scarce, and prevent flooding when it’s not. Others worry that they spell disaster for farmers. We weigh up the evidence from one lush valley in Devon

Male elephant Pom Pam killed handler Supachai Wongfaed, 32, at a rubberwood plantation in Thailand's Phang Nga province, with police saying the animal went "crazy" in the heat

Spider mating season is starting, so expect to see more and more arachnids in your home - but you can try these tips to keep them away

In the video a diver can be seen calmly facing the shark to show she's not prey and then reaching out to grab the massive creature by the nose

In July, the monarch butterfly was added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to its red list of threatened species, a recognition that the insect’s continuing decline could lead to extinction. Though the monarch population increased 35% from December 2020 to December 2021, its numbers overall have been…

Campaigners accused of ‘scaremongering’ despite tests of algal bloom in lake exceeding WHO guidelines

Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to unloved Australian animals that need our help.

Sandy, Bedfordshire: This old perch has the saggy look of a plastic shark with a slow puncture, but it’s still king of the weir

Mike Gailer is aware his project might sound like the endeavour of a madman, especially since he still needs a full-time job to pay off the mortgage, but it is a labour of love.

After tagging the slippery fish in 2019, a research project comes to some fascinating conclusions about the life cycle of native freshwater eels.