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The Western European hedgehog -- the prickly, nocturnal critter people love to encounter in the garden -- is in decline, mowed down by cars as its shrinking habitat forces it to move ever closer to humans.

More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published Monday.

Haldon Forest, Devon: I’m drawn to the mosses on a tree stump, each species taking its own portion of the bark

Researchers gain deeper understanding of bird migration in study that could have ‘profound’ implications for windfarms

Fossil fuel exploration is threatening an ever-expanding swath of the Coral Triangle, one of the most biodiverse marine areas in the world, a report said Saturday.

The island’s birds are known for their different behaviour to their mainland counterparts – but it’s not clear what’s behind it

A special kind of beauty contest featuring bats kicked off in the lead-up to Halloween

While young people experience increasing levels of eco-anxiety, an eminent Australian psychiatrist says working in the environment can be a powerful antidote.

Nature protection, conservation and restoration is “not a trivial matter but key to human survival,” according to scientists quoted in a 2005 UN report. To demonstrate this, they developed the concept of “ecosystem services” – the benefits that people derive from nature. Over the next 20 years, this concept has…