Canadian Geese on water in Victoria park

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2026

More than 100 species set to go extinct in Britain by 2080

James Ashworth, Natural History Museum

Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis – study

Phoebe Weston, The Guardian

Species to watch in 2026

Fauna & Flora

2025

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ could threaten fragile ecosystem

Kaylyn Zipp, The Wildlife Society

Axolotls are on the brink. Can we bring them back?

 Mary Kate McCoy, Conservation International

Continuing Hiroshima’s Green Legacy

Jessica Hayne, Kew Gardens

Orchid on the Brink of Extinction Returns to the Wild

Plantlife

2025 ‘year of the octopus’ say Wildlife Trust

BBC News

December 2024

Evie Walker, BioCapture 2024-5, releases new video about the value of bees

July 2024

Londoners asked to count city’s pollinating insects

BBC News

Blue whale mother caught feeding her calf on video for first time ever

James Woodford, New Scientist

June 2024

Sick chimpanzees seek out range of plants with medicinal properties

Paris Jaggers, New Scientist

Nature groups launch legal bid over wildlife loss

Malcolm Prior, BBC News

EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversity

Angela Symons, Euro News

Five ways to improve marine conservation around Britain

Keith Hiscock (MBA), The Conversation

Frog ‘saunas’ could help species to battle deadly disease

James Ashworth, NHM

Sea lion vs seal: What’s the difference between these two popular pinnipeds

Stuart Blackman, BBC Wildlife

How is sea ice loss affecting biodiversity in the Weddell Sea?

Andrei Ionescu, Earth.com

Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, New Scientist

May 2024

Grass left to grow to help bees and butterflies

Michael Henderson, BBC News

Slugs and snails love the city, unlike other animals

PLOS, Science Daily

Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, study finds

CABI Reviews, Phys.org

Scientists may finally have answer to why killer whales keep attacking boats 

 Vishwam Sankaran, The Independent

The joy of birdwatching: improve mental health and foster a sense of wellbeing

Jolanta Burke, The Conversation

AI helping find ‘world’s loneliest plant’ a partner

University of Southampton, BBC News

Small fern species has a genome 50 times larger than that of humans

Michael Le Page, New Scientist

Scientists believe AI will play a crucial role in tackling biodiversity crisis

Alex Morrison University of Exeter, Phys.org

April 2024

Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century

Halle Jena Leipzig, Science Daily

How urban spaces support bird diversity

Rodielon Putol, Earth.com

Animals may help ecosystems store 3 times more carbon than we thought

James Dinneen, New Scientist

Why diversity in nature could be the key to mental wellbeing

Andrea Mechelli, The Conversation

Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say

Esme Stallard, BBC News

Low angle shot of a tree - Felix Mittermeier
Future forests: Which tree species can survive climate change?

Andrei Ionescu, Earth.com

Curiosity promotes biodiversity

University of Basel, Phys.org

Nature Conservation Works and we’re getting better at it – new study

Joseph William Bull Jake E. Bicknell, The Conversation

March 2024

City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

James Dinneen, New Scientist

Wolves have a long and fascinating history in Britain, and welcoming them back home could help heal our landscape

Derek Gow, BBC Wildlife

These videos show (nearly) exactly how animals see the world

Alex Hughes, BBC Science Focus

The facts about food miles

Paul Allen, BBC Good Food

Giant sequoias thriving in UK and could grow as tall as California’s, study finds

Stuti Mishra, The Independent

How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves

Darren Incorvaia, Scientific American

Passenger pigeon extinction: how this once common bird fell victim to human greed

Debbie Graham, BBC Wildlife

Extremely rare half-female, half-male bird spotted in Colombia for the first time in more than 100 years

Megan Shersby, BBC Wildlife

Kew Gardens top 10 new species of 2023

Dr Martin Cheek, Senior Research Leader Kew Gardens

Ten female conservationists who have changed our relationship with nature

Amy May Holt, BBC Wildlife

February 2024

What new biodiversity law means for housing projects in England

Tom Heap, Climate Presenter

Forests with multiple tree species are 70% more effective as carbon sinks than monoculture forests, study finds

Frontiers

Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet

Phoebe Weston, The Guardian

Urban Rewilding: The Londoners attracting wildlife to the capital through conservation projects

Elly Blake

Beavers reintroduced to west London for first time in 400 years to improve biodiversity

James Manning, AP News

Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live

Erin Roger, The Conversation