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In Queensland’s northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometres between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, dating back million of years when Australia and parts of Antarctica were covered in rainforest.

This isn’t down to one wet, cold British spring but a disturbing longer-term decline in Britain’s insects. Thankfully, we can help, says the campaigner Tony Juniper

Scientists fear adaptations to global heating may leave some species struggling to mate successfully

Donations grew dramatically after Australia’s black summer but animal carers say they didn’t receive enough

When people encounter the cabinets cataloguing the mammals wiped out since colonisation, they often cry. But what is the most useful way to grieve the destruction of a species?

Four animals released in Wallington estate in Northumberland last year have transformed the landscape

The opening lines of an ancient song, The Song of Amergin, translate to “I am wind on ocean, I am swelling wave, I am roar of sea”. Believed to be the first poem in the Irish language, it reminds us of our interdependence with all life. How we have been…

Nine seals have so far tested positivefor the disease

THE 12 pilot whales which survived following a mass stranding have been euthanised, experts have said.

With up to 80% of butterflies in decline, people are being asked to spend 15 minutes to record number and type witnessed

The wings of the world's tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as they whizz around tourists visiting a private Cuban garden that has become a haven for the declining species.