4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (452+ words) Images show how beaver dams and ponds provide a refuge for other wildlife and help humans in dry conditions. Beavers have created wetland areas that keep pockets of the landscape lush even in the drought that is currently gripping parts…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (764+ words) The charities are calling for a permanent ban to the hunt on the remote island of Sula Sgeir. Animal welfare charities have welcomed NatureScot’s recommendation that a licence not be granted for this year’s guga hunt on a remote Scottish…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (993+ words) Some rewilding sites are amazing experts and the public with how much wildlife they support, backers of projects say. Truly wild areas should be “within striking distance of everyone” so people can see how nature-rich their landscapes could be, conservationists…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) Wildlife experts are urging people to dispose of litter responsibly to avoid putting creatures at risk. A fox cub which spent nearly two days with its head trapped in a plastic bottle, suffering injuries that could have proved life-threatening, has…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (907+ words) Converting pressed plant and fungi collected over the past two centuries into digital records can help transform conservation efforts, report says. Artificial intelligence has helped reveal how plants are shifting flowering times across the world due to climate change, a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (741+ words) A number of hedgehogs are being fitted with small, lightweight GPS tags, under licence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. A new project using GPS to track hedgehogs in Northern Ireland has been launched, with the aim of protecting the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (695+ words) Population now totals around 250 birds across the UK, conservationists said. A record number of cranes bred in the UK last year as the once-vanished bird continues its comeback, conservationists said. Cranes went extinct in the country around 400 years ago as…...