Europe becoming wilder

Grey wolves are among the top predators making a continental comeback

Collective nouns

A labour of moles

isle of man

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Salt of the Earth

Growing areas of saltmarsh mean new wildlife havens on our coasts

News: Up – Down

Flashes of Wigan and Leigh NNR A new nature reserve has been created in north-west England on the site of former coal mines. The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh will protect almost 750ha of woodland and wetland, which is home to threatened species including bitterns, great crested newts and willow tits. It’s among the first […]

Female of the species

Lucy Cooke on a ruthless and highly emasculating huntress, Darwins Bark Spider

In praise of pigeons

It’s time we learned to love our common garden visitor

Poo corner

Eurasian beaver

Mark Carwardine

“De-extinction is fraught with serious ethical and practical dilemmas”

Orcas work together to attack great whites

New video footage reveals these supreme hunters taking down the largest predatory fish on Earth