Real-life bambi

Real-life bambi Ridiculously cute roe deer kids are born in May and June, often hidden in long grass or bracken, where their spotty coats provide camouflage. Twins are the norm, unlike in Britain’s larger deer, and the young now taking their first wobbly steps are the result of matings last summer. In the 1923 book […]

WWT

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White herons in our midst

Birders hope to see more cattle egrets this May The cattle egret is a little white heron with global ambitions. It is familiar throughout the tropics and spreading in temperate regions – the species ranges over more of the world than any other land bird, with the possible exception of the barn owl. It has […]

Cloud forest catastrophe

Endangered amphibians, including a toad new to science, are at risk from copper mining in Ecuador