CRACK DOWN

As the new Amazon drama Poacher hits our screens, we take a look at the fight to end ivory poaching in India

Wild words

Spending time observing and writing about the natural world can be transformational

NIGHT PROWL

As shrimp farms encroach on fishing cat habitat in Thailand, scientists are learning how these felines are adapting to a changing world

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES

Love is a battlefield for damselflies in distress

New life for our rivers

Europe's dams are being removed at record-breaking speed - freeing rivers and restoring healthy habitats

Songbird slaughter in Cyprus

Last autumn, almost half a million birds were trapped and killed by gangs on the Mediterranean island

Huge rewilding paradise planned for South Africa

The 100,000ha Loskop Dam Nature Reserve project hopes to bring back lost species

Arctic roll

The Arctic tern is the ultimate distance migrant, flying pole to pole every year

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Giant panda

Cuddly-looking with highly distinctive black-and-white fur and dark ‘spectacles’, the giant panda – often referred to simply as the panda – is an undeniably popular and much-loved bear, both the national animal of China and, of course, the iconic logo of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

COWS COME HOME

Tauros are the closest thing to the extinct aurochs. And they are coming to the UK.

MOUNTAIN MISSION

Canada lynx and wolverines are secretive creatures, but dedicated scientists in Montana are tracking them to inform conservation

LET'S GET TOGETHER - ROOSTING PIED WAGTAILS

Remember to look up this Christmas to enjoy gangs of pied wags' gathered in the trees

Ocean superheroes

Release of 10.000 oysters in North East England promises to improve water quality and marine life

MEET THE VOLUNTEER - Keith Dobell

The retiree cares for a park, an old railway track and a wood in his home county of Northamptonshire

GILLIAN BURKE

\"Is the Paris Agreement honeymoon well and truly over?\"

Restoring the Galápagos

Twelve locally extinct species are set to be reintroduced to Floreana Island, following the removal of invasive mammals

Put on your winter coat

As the days become shorter, mountain hares cloak themselves in a ghostly white camouflage

Falsetto flocks

Tune your ears to the high-pitched calls of returning redwings

Static electricity gives ticks a boost

New science reveals how these blood-sucking, parasitic arachnids can be propelled through the air

Belinda Nalwamba

Bravery and paramilitary skills are vital as a member of Zambia's first all-female anti-poaching unit

Fungi gets a day in the sun

The tenth UK Fungus Day celebrates our incredibly diverse fungi species

Big whale discovery

Prehistoric skeleton found in Peru rivals the blue whale as the heaviest animal to have ever lived

Female of the Species - Bonobo

Lucy Cooke on the great apes forming a powerful sisterhood

Holding out for a hero

One brave woman, one soggy badger - and a jet ski

SNAP-CHAT WITH BBC WILDLIFE PICTURE EDITOR TOM GILKS

Ben Hall on destructive deer and getting socked by a gannet

TOTALLY CHOUGHED

After a 200-year absence, the rare red-billed chough has been returned to its ancient Kent homeland

Норе for the high seas

Global leaders have agreed to a landmark treaty that will safeguard marine life in our shared waters

HIDE AND SEEK

The western lowland gorilla is not as familiar as its mountain cousin, but the forests of Central Africa are gradually revealing the secrets of this elusive ape

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

An initiative in South Africa is using cameras to nurture the conservationists of tomorrow

GIMME SHELTER

In Costa Rica, a pioneering charity is helping vulnerable sloths that have lost their homes due to deforestation