Kill the cull?

According to new research, the badger cull isn't working. We take a look at the science.

PURPLE HAZE

Step into a rare lowland flower meadow and lose yourself among dreamy wild orchids

CITY LIVING

It's been 50 years since the first city farm was established and their role in providing a haven for nature continues to grow

FRIEND. FOE. FOX.

They live among us in the city and countryside - yet foxes are too often misunderstood and persecuted. Intimate photos cast new light on our divisive but beautiful neighbour.

AT HOME WITH THE CLAN

As the rainy season brings wildebeest back to Zambia's Liuwa Plain grasslands, spotted hyenas prepare for a feast

AGAINST THE ODDS

Brazil's Pantanal was consumed by wildfires in 2020. Miraculously, its jaguars not only survived, but are now thriving in the world's most famous wetland.

Giraffe numbers on the up

A positive population trend has been reported by a giraffe conservation charity, providing hope for the iconic species

The digital craze bringing big bucks - and big problems

NFTs are raising cash for conservation. But what on earth are they? And what are the downsides?

RIVER TREASURE

The freshwater pearl mussel is now rare in Britain. But a conservation team in Cumbria is determined to restore this gem to our rivers

MARK CARWARDINE

OPINION: “I have a solution:ban all industrial fishing on the high seas”

GARDENERS OF THE FOREST

How a living fossil is making modern Costa Rica greener

Ancient bison are coming back starting in Kent...

They've been absent in the UK wild for thousands of years, but now a special project is welcoming these "Woolly bulldozers" home

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

BLUEBELLS IN BLOOM. BRITAIN’S WOODLANDS WELCOME SPRING BY ROLLING OUT AN ASTOUNDING –AND ALMOST UNIQUE – BLUE CARPET

WHERE ARE ALL THE WOMEN?

Wildlife photography has long been a field dominated by men. It’s time we encouraged more women to pick up a camera.

REPORT CARD

Prince Charles is a committed environmentalist, but when it comes to his own estate he could do a lot better. Here's how the whole royal family can bump up their grades.

NIGHT FLIGHT

On spring evenings in West Bengal, termites take to the skies on gossamer-lace wings for their brief nuptial flights

Going the extra mile

One man’s cross-country drive and a fish’s oceanic voyage

ON LOCATION WATER WORLDS

Peter Bassett takes us beneath the surface, filming the extraordinary plants that live in lakes, rivers and streams

A FRAGILE SUCCESS

Mountain gorilla numbers are increasing– an eco-tourism success story. But Covid-19 is presenting new challenges to the conservation of this great ape.

How big (or small) could animals get?

WITH EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST JV CHAMARY

GILLIAN BURKE

Solar power permeates the stormiest of winter weather

“There is a drive to make the world of nature a place for everyone”

The conservation industry is the second-least diverse sector in the UK, but the times are changing...

Sir David Attenborough's GREEN PLANET

Without trees and flowers, there is no life. The Green Planet, a new BBC series presented by Sir David Attenborough, takes us behind the branches and into the undergrowth.

THE RACE TO SAVE A WOLF

The Ethiopian wolf is the world’s rarest canid, pushed to the edge by disease and habitat loss. Yet ongoing vaccination is giving the species a second chance.

White lightning

In early spring, spotting a mountain hare is easier than expected

“I've had the privilege to participate in surveys”

Sixteen-year-old Siân Mercer’s passion for the natural world and volunteer work has earned her an award

‘Non' to bird hunt

Controversial plans to kill thousands of wild birds in France by hunters are stopped by the high court

Why complex life needs ENDOSYMBIOSIS

WITH EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST JV CHAMARY

DOWN SOUTH

As the Falkland Islands prepares to mark 40 years since its liberation, experience the wonderful wildlife highlights of this Atlantic archipelago

Koalas in crisis

Numbers of Australia's iconic marsupial fall by a third