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Falcons are found worldwide, from the fast and slick hobbies to the large and powerful gyrfalcon of the Arctic tundra. In Africa, falcons are found across many habitats. Several species are unique to the continent, including the endangered Taita falcon, which nests on high cliffs, and the greater kestrel, which…

South Africa’s succulents – small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas – are sought after by an increasingly international collector market.

With its vivid plumage and sweet trill, the goldfinch has long been revered in Algeria, but the national obsession has also driven illegal hunting, prompting calls to protect the songbird.

UK diners are increasingly turning to the versatile, nutritious fish

Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms: Reintroduced here after local extinction for 400 years, 10 pairs are settling in well – at least two even have kits

Experts say long term trend towards more shark attacks is partly because of population growth, and that the risk remains low

With bunches of lettuce and bucketloads of nuts, London Zoo kicked off its annual animal count Friday, coaxing everything from goats to gorillas out of their enclosures for the celebrated stocktake.

Five Asiatic lions, seven western lowland gorillas, three reticulated giraffes, 53 Darwin’s frogs, 65 Humboldt penguins…it’s been a busy day at London Zoo as our zookeepers have begun the mammoth task of counting every animal for our annual stocktake, a headcount of every animal in our care.

Armed with calculators and clipboards, zookeepers entered every enclosure this week to fulfil a licensing requirement by tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile and invertebrate