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Roads take their toll
New study identifies the mammal populations most likely to be driven to extinction by traffic
How big (or small) could animals get?
WITH EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST JV CHAMARY
GOOD AS GOLD
The golden eagle has long been in decline in the UK. A new project is helping this magnificent raptor to spread its wings once again.
GILLIAN BURKE
Solar power permeates the stormiest of winter weather
Ape artistry
The creative output of orangutans reveals a sensitivity to their environment
MARK CARWARDINE
“I’m A Celebrity has seen 21 seasons of dropping, crushing, chasing and kicking hapless creatures”
“There is a drive to make the world of nature a place for everyone”
The conservation industry is the second-least diverse sector in the UK, but the times are changing...
Sir David Attenborough's GREEN PLANET
Without trees and flowers, there is no life. The Green Planet, a new BBC series presented by Sir David Attenborough, takes us behind the branches and into the undergrowth.
THE RACE TO SAVE A WOLF
The Ethiopian wolf is the world’s rarest canid, pushed to the edge by disease and habitat loss. Yet ongoing vaccination is giving the species a second chance.
White lightning
In early spring, spotting a mountain hare is easier than expected
“I've had the privilege to participate in surveys”
Sixteen-year-old Siân Mercer’s passion for the natural world and volunteer work has earned her an award
‘Non' to bird hunt
Controversial plans to kill thousands of wild birds in France by hunters are stopped by the high court
Why complex life needs ENDOSYMBIOSIS
WITH EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST JV CHAMARY
“As a retired scuba diver I care for the ocean”
Awarded the MCS Outstanding Volunteer of the Year, Lesley Anderson looks after her local beaches
OUT OF STEP
Embarking on long and exhausting journeys over land and sea, migrating birds are on the front line of climate change. How are they faring in a world of shifting weather patterns?
Far from the average jaguar
A high-fish diet is enough to turn these prowling loners into sociable team workers
HIDE & SEEK
Concealed among India’s high peaks is a rare and secretive creature: the Himalayan brown bear. Puskar Basu embarks on a quest to track down this little-known and much maligned mammal.
Eclectic eater
A resourceful leopard steals a surprising meal
DOWN SOUTH
As the Falkland Islands prepares to mark 40 years since its liberation, experience the wonderful wildlife highlights of this Atlantic archipelago
Familiar birds added to revised UK Red List
House martin, swift, greenfinch and Bewick’s swan are given status of “highest conservation concern”
DIVE IN!
Steve Backshall met up with BBC Wildlife editor Paul McGuinness to explain why we need to stop thinking of sharks as creatures to fear
Koalas in crisis
Numbers of Australia's iconic marsupial fall by a third
Forever Young
A slower pace of life is behind the longevity of the world’s oldest ever animal: a humble clam
GRAND DESIGNS
Thanks to their impressive stature, hippos just can’t help engineering the ecosystems around them
PINK WAVE
Thousands of leggy birds flock at the coastal lagoons of Yucatán in south-east Mexico to feed and breed. Meet the fiery Caribbean flamingos
Riverbanks to become wild woodland corridors
Government announces that thousands of hectares of trees are to be planted along England’s watercourses
PUPPY LOVE
In the autumn, thousands of seals come ashore in one of Britain's most spectacular natural events
The thylacine became extinct in the 1960s Or did it?
Tantalising sightings of this enigmatic Australian marsupial continue to inspire the belief that it could still be out there
Inside COP26
The 26th annual climate conference will shortly take place in Glasgow. But this time, it’s more than just another summit
INSTA-GLORY
The sloth has had an image makeover. Once reviled as useless and lazy, it’s now the most beloved animal of Instagram. So, why the change?