Iceland suspends fin whale hunting

The groundbreaking decision lasts until late August and could spell the end of whaling in the country

Katty Baird

National Museums Scotland volunteer and author of Meetings with Moths on documenting British Lepidoptera

GILLIAN BURKE

\"People still believe there's a ticking human population time-bomb\"

Nothing scary to see here

House spiders start to appear indoors in search of warmth and a mate

Scarlet fever

Black bryony is an unmissable hedgerow highlight

Milestone for iconic eagles

For the first time in 240 years, a white-tailed eagle has fledged in the wild at a secret location in southern England

Return of the dragons

Endangered lizard seen for the first time in more than 50 years

Mighty migrants

Bar-tailed godwits show admirable athleticism

Shifting sands

When the sun sets, a baby turtle's life has only just begun

HOPE SPRINGS

Manatee habitat was threatened in Florida but is being restored, one blade of grass at a time

THE POWER OF PONDS

Our farmland ponds have vanished, but new initiatives are bringing back these biodiversity powerhouses

LIVING IT LARGE

Patagotitan is likely the biggest dinosaur to have walked the Earth. Here's how it lived its supersized life.

PLASTIC PERIL

Intimate photos of flesh-footed shearwaters reveal fascinating behaviour - and research into a growing threat

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

On the edge of a remote mountain slope in northern India, a secretive cat becomes part of village life

SAIL AWAY

The drifting siphonophore with a killer reputation that paralyses its prey

SPLISH SPLASH

Watch these superbly adapted raptors plunging for fish to feed their young

Underwater orchestra

Tune in to the lesser water boatman performing an extraordinary chorus

De-horning black rhinos is changing their behaviour

Given the scant evidence that removing the horns of rhinos reduces poaching, is it worth it?

Kangaroos haven't always hopped

Hopping as a method of high-speed endurance wasn't used by all large kangaroos

Roary Neat

Freshwater Habitats Trust volunteer on looking after rare wetland plants for a reintroduction project in Oxfordshire

Saved by the harebell

This late-season arrival brings a burst of blue to hillsides and verges

Crossing continents

Is the recent reintroduction of cheetahs triumph or an to India a conservation ill-conceived distraction?

Throwing shade

Jungles of bracken provide a refuge for roe deer

Can No Mow May cause more harm than good?

FORGIVE ME, BUT I'M REALLY SURPRISED that your wildlife magazine continues to encourage people to partake in Plantlife's No Mow May campaign each year due to the harm it can cause.

Toxins and venoms: nature's poisons

WITH EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST JV CHAMARY

Flight fantastic

Summer is the time to see insects on the wing. But how do these diverse and myriad creatures take flight?

MISSION MANTA

Research into the lives of these mysterious creatures is offering a ray of hope in the Maldives

TAKE STOCK

Not all trade in wildlife is harmful - in fact the opposite can be true

VOLE ON A ROLL

Water voles are back in south Cornwall for the first time since the 1990s – just one of many UK releases

YOU WON'T SEE ME - GIANT WATER FLEA

The amost invisible invertebrate that swims undetected until it attacks with six bristling limbs