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Bringing Back The Tiger

Just over a decade ago, leaders of all 13 tiger range countries came together in a bold and inspiring pledge to save this iconic big cat. Their pledge? To double tiger populations by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. So, with seven months to go, who is on track to deliver?

SHIELDBUG SUCCESS

They’re colourful, accessible and popular, and many are expanding their ranges into and across the British Isles. We uncover more about the changing fortunes of some of Britain’s favourite insects.

WILDMONTH

With birdsong in full force and summer knocking on the door, there’s plenty to discover this month.

The GATHERING

In May, the quiet coastal town of Whyalla bursts into life as thousands of Australian giant cuttlefish gather offshore to breed.

On the trail of wolves

Much of the Italian landscape has long been bereft of wolves. Now, a burgeoning population is reclaiming old haunts.

THE RECLAIMERS

Across the world, land that has been used and abandoned by humans is being recolonised by the plants and animals that were there in the first place. Cal Flyn highlights ten hotspots where wildlife is thriving among the ruins.

MARK CARWARDINE

The conservationist discusses the much-anticipated UK Environment Bill and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Hidden BRITAIN

Many insects are easy to miss in the melee of summer buzzing. Our eyes and ears become bamboozled by the gaudy and gallant – butterflies, dragonflies, bees, beetles – and we overlook the more subtle species. But low-key insects, such as this month’s dipteran delight, are worth seeking out.

Theme Park Could Go Ahead Despite Site's Protected Status

Swanscombe peninsula is designated as an SSSI but campaigners fear it is not enough to save the wildlife haven from proposed development.

Mike Dilger's - Wildlife Watching

In his series of great places to watch wildlife in the UK, the star of BBC One’s The One Show this month heads to our pebble-strewn shores to spot the species that thrive on shingle beaches.

Truth Or Fiction? It's Perfectly Safe To Airlift A Rhinoceros

Flying rhinos upside down looks ungainly but is it harmful, too? New research set out to find the answer.

Meet The Scientist - Lauriane Suyin Chalmin-Pui

Well-being fellow, Royal Horticultural Society and postdoctoral researcher, University of Sheffield

Gorillas In The Midst Of A Pandemic

Close encounters with tourists may be exposing great apes to COVID-19.

My Way Of Thinking - Mark Carwardine

The conservationist discusses Jair Bolsonaro’s actions concerning the Amazon rainforest and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Norway's star wolf moved for safety

Norway’s most famous wolf has been captured and moved south with a female companion to protect him from licensed killing.

Helping hedgehogs

It may be the nation’s favourite mammal, but the hedgehog is rapidly vanishing from towns and countryside across the UK. Why have things gone so badly wrong for British hedgehogs? And, more importantly, what’s being done to help them?

DISTURBANCE IN THE DEEP

With land resources rapidly depleting, eyes are turning to the seabed as a whole new source of metals. But at what cost to marine wildlife?

Cranes becoming more common

Record numbers of common cranes bred in the UK last year, with 64 pairs producing 23 chicks.

Mike Dilger's Wildlife Watching

In his series of great places to watch wildlife in the UK, the star of BBC One’s The One Show this month advocates spending time around the peaceful bodies of fresh water dotted across the country.

My Way Of Thinking Mark Carwardine

The conservationist discusses the threat of an oil spill in the Red Sea and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Lessons For The Future

The idea of creating a GCSE in natural history was first floated a decade ago, but is it any closer to becoming a reality? And could it help change the fortunes of our nature-depleted nation?

RADZI CHINYANGANYA

In our series about people with a passion for a species, TV presenter and author Radzi tells us why he admires the peregrine falcon.

Raptors in RESIDENCE

The crowned eagles of the African rainforest don’t mind life among people. In Durban, South Africa, these raptors can be watched right from the living room.

Foiled by a fox

As Robin Bennett prepared to take the perfect close-up of an urban red fox, his plans soon started to go awry.

Tsewang Namgail Director, Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust

Conservation biologist Tsewang Namgail has focused on human and snow leopard conflict, and how the problem can best be resolved.

THE $80 MILLION QUESTION

The world spends a huge amount of money on orangutan conservation every year but their numbers are still declining. What’s going on, why isn’t palm oil to blame and what can we do to arrest the downward curve?

National ARKS

Seven decades after the UK’s first national parks were created, our largest protected landscapes should nurture thriving biodiversity. How can we make them true havens for wildlife?

Danger, danger – high voltage

Starlings are known for their spectacular murmurations, but if too many gather in one place the consequences can be shocking.

Sahara: The Forgotten Ecosystem

Journeying into the fickle and ever changing Saharan landscape reveals the hidden lives of the desert’s most-endangered species.

Mike Dilger's: Wildlife Watching

In his series of great places to watch wildlife in the UK, the star of BBC One’s The One Show this month advocates paying close attention to the periphery of woodlands, rather than venturing between the trees.