A scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way | Euan Ritchie and Jess Harwood

Unsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality, but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change courseSoaring, scorching, record temperatures, yet again. Distressing, protracted droughts. Raging fires and devastating floods. Australia’s summer is drawing to a …

Florida Everglades is facing a huge crisis that is forcing alligators to get more aggressive

An expert has sounded the alarm on a crisis facing the Florida Everglades. Dr Stephen Davis, chief science officer explained that alligators could become more aggressive due to the crisis.

Deadly virus suddenly kills 72 tigers at popular tourist park as probe into highly contagious disease launched

OVER 70 tigers have suddenly died after a rampant virus tore through two facilities at a popular tourist park. A probe has been launched after fears the highly contagious disease could be related to an outbreak of bird flu which …

Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida and taken to SeaWorld

Officials in Florida say an injured mother manatee and her calf have been rescued from a river and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation

Animal feed worker who was fired for 'mercy killing a deer wins unfair dismissal case

Anthony Brown put a deer out of its misery by cutting its throat when he spotted it laying down, injured, and 'gasping for air' at the AB Agri site in Enstone, Oxfordshire, a tribunal heard.

Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders?

With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs could be affectedCould lynx, the elusive wild cat driven to extinction in Britain more than 1,000 years ago, become the new Loch Ness monster? …

Woman investigated after police seize suitcase containing 15 dead pangolins at Madrid airport

Pangolins are widely poached and trafficked in some parts of the world, sought after for their scales and meat

Safari park welcomes rare rhino calf: ‘A symbol of hope’

Baby Stanley is a member of a near-threatened species

E-waste found contaminating dolphin brains: ‘This is a wake-up call’

Toxic chemicals in dolphins and porpoises seem to originate mostly from television and computer screens

Bristol Zoo's oldest silverback gorilla Jock, 45, dies days after move into new home following criticism

Silverback western lowland Jock, 45, had been living with a troop of eight other gorillas at Bristol Zoo Gardens in Clifton, an old site which was closed to the public in September 2022.

Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming

A new study finds North American bird populations keep dropping, and that decline is speeding up for many species

Trump administration ends protections for rare dancing prairie bird

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected

Wyoming town erupts in fury as rancher who tortured and paraded wolf around his local bar gets sweetheart plea deal

The case has sparked public outcry, with many calling it 'the saddest stories ever of animal torture' and demanding that the Wyoming man serve jail time for his acts.

Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon

Toucan seen flying around Sin City has been rescued

A toucan seen flying around the Las Vegas desert has been captured by a bird rescue group

Lost species to be released as Labour seeks to stave off Greens’ election threat

Push for good nature news before polls with reintroduction of white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers in England White-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers will be released across England before the May elections as the Labour government attempts to staunch …

Officials race to contain virus outbreak after 72 captive tigers die in Thailand

Dozens of the animals in Chiang Mai region first began to show signs of illness earlier this monthA highly contagious virus is believed to have caused the deaths of 72 captive tigers in northern Thailand this month, with officials racing …

Volunteers spot first couple of beavers to settle in Norfolk for 500 years – video

Until last week, experts believed there was only one wild beaver living in Pensthorpe nature reserve, about 20 miles outside Norwich. But just in time for Valentine’s Day, two were caught on camera going for a late-night swim together and …

Second wild beaver spotted living at Norfolk nature reserve

Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each otherNo one knows where they came from or how they ended up in Norfolk. But one thing is certain: now, there are …

No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return

Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationistsAt the start of every spring, before the trees …

The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium

Marineland Antibes, the French government and animal welfare groups all agree on the need to rehome the listless killer whales but no one can agree whereIn a sprawling aquarium complex in south-eastern France that once drew half a million visitors …

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights

The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe?Two yellowing street lamps cast a pool of light on the dark road winding …