Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK Conservationists appeal to public for help after rare birds disappear in suspicious circumstances The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban Environmentalists say proposed temporary suspension of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides ‘doesn’t go far enough’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2025
As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday briefing: What polar bear DNA tells us about a warming Arctic In today’s newsletter: As species across the world struggle to keep pace with global warming, how do we report the rare glimmers of hope without downplaying the accelerating ecological crisis? The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
24 endangered sea turtles recovering in Florida after cold stunning off Cape Cod Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after cold waters off Cape Cod left them with frostbite and pneumonia The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Scientists discover orange toad species so tiny it can fit on pencil tip Scientists call for immediate conservation efforts to protect endangered species The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Cruise-ship stowaway owls set for US return after living it up at Spanish resort Burrowing owls, who boarded cruise ship in Miami, to be returned to US next month after long spell in quarantine The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2025
Hightailing along city streets and raiding ponds: otters’ revival in Britain Still rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success story The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Stress from rapidly warming climate is visible in polar bears’ DNA, study shows Study is the first to find a statistically significant link between rising temperatures and altered DNA activity in a wild mammal The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025
Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjust The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Orcas team up with dolphins to hunt salmon, study finds Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as ‘scouts’, in a surprising cooperative hunting strategy The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
Killer whales seen hunting with dolphins and sharing spoils for first time Orcas may be tracking salmon using dolphin echolocation and sharing prey in return The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
Snakes, spiders and rare birds seized by Border Force in month-long operation Wildlife smuggling is serious organised crime that ‘fuels corruption and drives species to extinction’, Home Office says The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2025 NSW koala numbers higher than previously thought, but new data may not show true picture Updated estimate reflects more accurate technology and extensive survey work, rather than a true increase in the koala population
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 Country diary: A lifelong love affair with a handsome duck Tyrella Beach, County Down: Common scoters are tricky to spot from the shore, but I feel lucky to be seeing them at all
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 Sea urchin species on brink of extinction after marine pandemic Ecologically important Diadema africanum almost eliminated by unknown disease in Canary Islands
Radio France Internationale · Dec 10, 2025 Habitat loss drives France's biodiversity collapse, but recovery still possible France’s wildlife is in crisis, but the few species that receive real protection show that long-term, well-funded action can reverse the trend, says the World Wildlife Fund France's annual biodiversity report. The challenge is not a lack of solutions, but a lack of commitment.
AAP · Dec 10, 2025 'Claim back our waterways': calls for crocodile culls Claims of an "infestation" of crocodiles is prompting calls for a cull as part of a management plan of the apex predators and to protect regional communities.
AAP · Dec 10, 2025 Heatwave, disease 'catastrophic' combo for hardy corals A sturdy type of coral that usually withstands bleaching has been hit hard by a combination of heat stress and a disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025 Humans rank above meerkats but below beavers in monogamy league table Human beings in 7th place out of 35 species on monogamy scale, according to a study by Cambridge University
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025 Iain Douglas-Hamilton obituary Conservationist who devoted his life to the study and preservation of the African elephant
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025 Modern humans unfairly blamed for extinction of Indonesia’s ‘hobbits’, scientists say Previous research linked disappearance of small-brained species to arrival of homo sapiens
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025 Laid in Dagenham: Family of white storks to set up home in east London for first time in 600 years Beavers will also be reintroduced at Eastbrookend Country Park in Dagenham after funding from Sadiq Khan
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 White storks to make historic return to London in 2026 Species extinct as breeding birds in Britain since 1416 to be reintroduced in Barking and Dagenham as part of rewilding effort