6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (824+ words) Thousands of dead seabirds have washed up on the south west coast, Channel Islands and French beaches, a wildlife trust has said. The majority of the birds are puffins which had become starved and exhausted due to not being able…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago  (852+ words) Two baby otter cubs have been rescued after they were found huddling for warmth in a car engine in North Ayrshire. Residents in the town of Skelmorlie grew concerned after spotting the tiny animals around the area several times on…...

23+ hour, 35+ min ago  (374+ words) A once rare raptor is making a slow comeback thanks to the painstaking restoration of their favourite habitat at a nature reserve in the south of Scotland. Staff at Caerlaverock nature reserve on the Solway coast worked to expand and…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago  (497+ words) Body camera footage shows NYPD Harbor Unit officers rescuing an injured bald eagle stranded on ice in the Hudson River. Members of the Harbor Unit acted swiftly, safely removing the bird and transporting it to a New Jersey animal sanctuary,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (686+ words) Plastic bottles and debris which appears to have originated in Canada and dates back to the 1960s and 70s has washed up on an Orkney beach. Litter pickers say they are "overwhelmed" by the amount of plastic they have found on the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (680+ words) A puffin aged 34 has died after being washed up on an Aberdeenshire beach in stormy weather. It was found at Balmedie on 29 January and was taken to New Arc Wildlife Rescue in nearby Ellon, along with eight other birds. Sadly…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (419+ words) A county council is prioritising beaver reintroduction and protection for bats and dormice as part of its nature recovery plan. Gloucestershire County Council has put 113 measures in place such as natural flood management by restoring wetlands and increasing wildlife corridors....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (492+ words) A landscape restoration project inspired by one of the nation's most beloved nature poets has already seen good results, according to the project's chairman. The 19th Century poet John Clare grew up in Helpston, Cambridgeshire, then a part of Northamptonshire, and…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (499+ words) A rare turtle that was flown to the UK after being rescued in Jersey has begun the next stage of its rehabilitation at a rescue centre. Crush, the loggerhead turtle, has been in a 2,000-litre (440-gallon) quarantine tank since being…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (605+ words) Plans for a controversial wind farm in the south of Scotland have been approved by the Scottish ministers - despite being opposed by the local council. The Scottish government's energy consents unit (ECU) has granted permission for eight turbines up to…...