Butterfly Conservation has launched a nationwide vote to determine Britain's Favourite Butterfly, with the charity hoping the initiative will inspire more people to connect with nature this summer.

Natural England has approved plans to release up to 20 White-tailed Eagles on Exmoor over the next three years, marking the latest stage in the species' return to southern England, despite opposition ...

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Gentoo Penguin has been split into four species following a major international genetic study. The findings, published in Communications Biology, are based on whole-genome analyses of birds from ...

Cumbria is well-known for its natural beauty and much of its landscape is protected; the county contains the Lake District National Park and Solway Coast AONB, and parts of the Yorkshire Dales ...

A new study warns that the poorly known Timor Green Pigeon may already be perilously close to extinction, with immediate conservation action required.

A newly described species of steamer duck has highlighted the previously unrecognised diversity within this distinctive South American group.

The Andes strain of hantavirus has renewed concern over wildlife exposure in Patagonia, after several deaths linked to an expedition cruise ship.

Paul Wood was doing the patch rounds when he discovered an extraordinary first for Essex in the shape of a beautiful visitor from the Arctic.