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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.

Marie and Brett Smith have dedicated the past decade of their lives to documenting the diverse native environment they now call home — and it is flourishing around them.

A tiny marsupial with a huge two-metre leap has been discovered on a wildlife sanctuary in Western Australia, to the surprise of scientists.

Fishing for active smallmouth and the spurts of shoreline salmon and trout around Chicago lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Spring is nearing and birds will soon start nesting in trees in backyards across Australia. The trees in our garden are now 40 years old – not old by tree standards, but old enough to be among the tallest in our suburb, offering refuge for local native birds.

The burst pipe in Swindon has led to a near-total wipeout of fish populations in the stretch of river. A similar leak caused fish to be killed in the same area in 2003.