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There's the grub

Biologists have finally identified the 'worm' in mezcal bottles

Lost & Found

Smalltooth sand tiger shark, Hampshire

Geese take a gander

Pink-footed geese have scouted out new breeding grounds in response to a changing Arctic climate

The shiny, sun-loving show-off

Spot this day-flying moth in open areas in May and June

Songs from the reedbed

Visit a wetland to hear the chatter of a summer visitor

Culture club

Bumblebees can learn from each other, creating culture within colonies

Great apes seek thrills by spinning

Ape behaviour gives clues to why humans chase mind-altering stimulation

Book a date with badgers

Now is the time to join an organised watch for the chance to see curious cubs

Love is in the air

A surprise encounter with a pair of courting turacos delivered a winning shot

HS2 in firing line for wildlife impact

Conservationists rail project has got its say the company behind the calculations badly wrong

MARK CARWARDINE OPINION

\"As grey wolf numbers increase, there is a rising tide of hostility\"

Wetlands go lead-free

Law to save millions of wildfowl comes into effect as the use of lead gunshot is banned across EU countries

Lost & Found VAGRANT SPECIES DIARY

American herring gull, Cornwall

GILLIAN BURKE

\"Our beloved the interests bees are caught up in of the sugar industry\"

Something in the water

The downward trend in shark attacks may be good news for swimmers but is it bad news for sharks?

Appearances can be deceiving

The gypsy cuckoo bumblebee is a trickster and nest invader

Battle of the birds

A jay puts up a fight when it finds itself in the sight lines of a sparrowhawk

Sealed and delivered

Luck was the key ingredient for seeing a grey seal give birth

Fight or flight, freeze and fright

WHEN FACED WITH A THREAT, most animals can defend themselves or run away fight or flight

FINAL CALL

A relic of the distant past, the brave Djibouti spurfowl can still be heard in a disappearing African forest

Sounds cape

An emerging science is making waves in the world of conservation. Discover the exciting potential of ecoacoustics.

ONE YEAR 1000 PLANTS

Discover how Mike Dilger accomplished his lockdown-inspired botanical marathon

LAKE OF STARS AQUATIC

Lake Malawi is one of the world's largest and most biodiverse, home to hundreds of species of colourful, curious endemic cichlid fishes

THE BIG CAT QUEST

One woman's mission to see a rare snow leopard in Tajikistan's Pamir mountains - and meet the people protecting them

Loud and proud

Secretive corncrakes with a scraping call arrive in the UK this month

Crackle and pop

Short-beaked echidnas avoid over-heating by blowing - and bursting - bubbles on their nose

Sloths in new study are stronger on their left side

The consistent tendency for left sidedness across the individuals researched was unexpected

Tiny tempter

It's showtime stickleback for the male three-spined as he tries to attract a mate

Lost & Found

VAGRANT SPECIES DIARY - Greater yellowlegs, Waterford

Reading the signs

Humans can understand gestures of other great apes