20+ hour, 51+ min ago   (557+ words) Pigeons have been leaving a town's High Street looking dirty and efforts to deter the birds from congregating have failed, a mayor has said. Declan Craggs, the mayor of Diss, Norfolk, said Diss Town Council has tried using ultrasonic sound…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (231+ words) Australia is home to some of the world's most distinctive wildlife — nearly 90% of its mammals exist nowhere else on Earth. But Australia is also where a mammal extinction is happening at an alarming pace. Species are disappearing at a rate…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (858+ words) A tiny snail found in only one lake in the UK has been dubbed as precious as an Egyptian artefact as conservationists bid to save it. Several British zoos are setting up so-called ark populations of the glutinous snail, one…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) The National Trust warns species are on the brink of extinction in a valley of Eryri - Snowdonia - National Park. Science presenter Caroline Steel talks us through some of her favourite weird and whacky tongues from the Animal Kingdom. Once alleged…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (782+ words) Some of Wales' most endangered species are "at risk of vanishing" from an area of the country's largest national park, experts have warned. The National Trust said Nant Ffrancon, a valley in Eryri National Park, was facing "serious ecological decline…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (288+ words) A unique hoard of artefacts depicting prehistoric life has received one of the highest honours available to museums in England. The Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's prehistoric exhibits were among nine collections recently awarded designated status by Arts Council England....

4+ day, 50+ min ago   (557+ words) Supporters of a plan to reintroduce beavers to a county say they could help landscapes become more resilient to drought and climate change. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and Forestry England are surveying different parts of the county to assess their suitability…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (369+ words) Naturalist Steve Backshall and Lost Gardens of Heligan co-founder Sir Tim Smit have called for more "greenlightenment" to put nature education at the heart of school curriculums. It comes as the government has been consulting on a new natural history…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (218+ words) Douglas Head has been formally designated a Conservation Area by the Manx government. It follows years of campaigning by local historians and two public consultations, the most recent of which found 92% support for the move. While the designation does not…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (18+ words) BBC Catch up with Ludwig Series 2 on BBC iPlayer....