1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (255+ words) At sunset on Phillip Island, 100 eastern barred bandicoots, noses quivering, took their first steps into their new habitat. Once extinct in the wild on mainland Australia, the species is the star of its own comeback show " driven by a world-first…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (57+ words) Watch: World-first genetic rescue programme brings bandicoots back from the dead'Metro. co. uk Video: World-first genetic rescue programme brings bandicoots back from the dead The mission to get Bandicoots back in the wild was led by Odonata Foundation, Cesar Australia…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (686+ words) A spate of sightings of a black "puma-like" animal have reignited claims that a big cat is roaming the Scottish countryside. There have been multiple reports of the so-called Kellas cat, a hybrid between a Scottish wildcat and domestic breeds,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (351+ words) A tiger leapt from a circus arena into the crowd after a protective barrier suddenly collapsed in Russia this week. The footage was filmed inside a circus in the city of Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia, on April 19. Three tigers and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1185+ words) Scrolling Facebook one Saturday morning, mum Sian Griffiths spotted that someone was giving away a couple of free circus tickets. "They had posted that they couldn't make it any more and didn't want them to go to waste,' she tells…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (580+ words) Bird lovers could see golden eagles return to England after the Government announced new funding to explore their reintroduction. Mentioned more than 40 times in Shakespeare's work, the bird of prey has a huge two-metre wingspan and plays a vital role…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (572+ words) Now that the sun seems to have made an appearance, it might feel all too tempting to channel your inner Snow White and give back to nature. In London especially, outdoor space can be limited. And if you can't afford…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (734+ words) It's one of the world's most famous octopus that turned out not to be an octopus at all. This 300-million-year-old fossil was thought to be the earliest known example of one of the eight-legged sea-dwellers, and even features in the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (394+ words) Viral footage of a squirrel appearing to vape in a London park has sparked worry from animal groups. Footage taken in Brixton this weekend showed the animal holding an e-cigarette and nibbling on the mouthpiece. But not everyone was convinced…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (773+ words) Chris Packham, 64, is one of Britain's beloved broadcasters and an environmental campaigner fighting to protect our planet. It asks questions about many of today's "green solutions' and if they're actually distracting us from the true scale of the crisis? The…...