You need to already know what a rewilded landscape should look like, in order to generate a convincing image of one.
- Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Our friend the leech has become a rarity in the wild.
Puddles are an often-ignored but crucial habitat for rare and unusual wildlife.
A herd of javelinas wrecked a pristine golf course. Is this rewilding in action?
Some species beat the big freeze with natural antifreeze in their blood.
A tale of gassy reindeer and psychedelic mushrooms.
Less attractive endangered species don’t tend to receive the same public attention as their more beautiful counterparts: new studies show how we might help change that.
An Italian study revealed how a murder mystery novel and a medical rarity were used to whip up media hysteria about spiders.
Ponds create ‘insect chimneys’ which are a boon for hungry farmland birds.
Coming to a river catchment near you: a rodent crack team ready to reduce flooding and boost biodiversity.
Biodiversity, public transport and home insulation loom large in Labour’s flagship programme for green governance.
Europe is getting wilder as more people live in cities, but Naya’s death shows this trend may have limits.
Ponds are good for more than just decorating the garden – they could be your best tool in fighting climate change.
Pink pigeons may make more charismatic subjects for our adoration, but their feral relatives who keep us company in towns and cities are just as deserving.
Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there’s more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.
Ants have an incredible instinct to help their comrades.
What’s the answer? Fight or flight?
Are they really the animal kingdom’s very own Nostradamus?
I’m an edible invertebrate … get me away from there.
The most recent episode of the BBC’s Planet Earth II has got people asking some hard questions about the world’s most mysterious big cats.
Bigger gardens and more greenery encourages insect diversity, some of which finds its way indoors.
All too often the environment’s advocates are portrayed as outsiders, elitist, out of touch.
They spread disease and misery and account for millions of deaths every year. There’s not a lot to be said for mosquitoes.
These cute little critters have used natural selection to thrive in a global habitat.
‘Theiving magpies’ obsessed with glitter but what’s the truth amid the folklore?
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