15+ hour, 51+ min ago  (267+ words) The fox is said to be "settling in well" after mischievous 3,400 mile journey from Southampton to New York A sly fox slipped on to a cargo ship and travelled from Southampton to New York, according to officials at Bronx Zoo....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (265+ words) They will soon be looking for nest sites to begin the huge effort of raising their brood of between eight and 10 chicks If there were an award for the most underrated British garden bird, the blue tit may well come…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (175+ words) Country diary: The art of noticing rewards with a mini glittering web | Jeni Bell'The Guardian Knightwood Inclosure, New Forest: I realise my knowledge of my favourite haunt is the size of the spidery-speck hanging in the heather In soft sunlight…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (229+ words) Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths Hedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers. Vehicles are…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (831+ words) More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch "k'k'p" cam, which captures a rare flightless bird sleeping, tidying her nest and fighting off intruders On an island in New Zealands remote southern fjords, one of the worlds strangest and rarest…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (237+ words) K'k'p" cam: in an underground nest, watch the world's fattest parrot caring for its young " video'The Guardian K'k'p" cam: in an underground nest, watch the world's fattest parrot caring for its young " video Thousands of people across the world have…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (228+ words) A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of its future At the crumbling colonial farm buildings in Porto Real, agricultural worker Kimilson Lima, 43, has signed the agreement and…...

3+ day, 23+ min ago  (537+ words) Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario Kevin Fox thought the spring-like temperatures that had temporarily pushed the cold away from south-eastern Ontario meant a good day on for…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (792+ words) Britain's toads have begun their spring migration, putting them at even greater risk than usual. Here's how " and why " we should look after them There's a touch of old magic about toads, those shapeshifters of myth, superstition and folklore. Charismatic…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1737+ words) A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-Bissau The only ice factory on Bubaque, an island in west Africa's Guinea-Bissau, is out of service. Local…...