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GILLIAN BURKE

"We lie dangerously close to several planetary boundaries"

BRITAIN'S LOST RAINFOREST

Cool and wet, the UK is perfect for temperate rainforests, rich with rare fungi and flora. But they cover less than one per cent of the country.

HOW TO TAKE STRIKING PORTRAITS

Nothing creates the same connection with an animal as a beautifully shot portrait

HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH IN MACRO

Smaller targets require more skill to shoot, but the results will often make a bigger splash

THE PICTURE PIONEERS

Without today's cameras to rely on the first wildlife photographers had to be part-madcap inventor, part-daredevil to get the shots that would make their names

MORNING HAS BROKEN

DAWN CHORUS - Spring is the best time to experience a musical feast like no other, as birds announce the start of each new day

Shark meat found in pet food

Consumers in South-East Asia are unwittingly feeding endangered sharks to their cats and dogs due to poor labelling

GILLIAN BURKE

"Could we lose the thread of nature connection in just a few generations?”

HOPPING BACK

Citizen science is reversing the fortunes of the UK’s largest grasshopper

HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH LOCAL WILDLIFE

Photographic opportunities of the natural world are never far from home, even if you live in the city

CONSERVATION DOGS

Dogs have been herding sheep and finding drugs for years. Now they're saving wildlife too.

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES

Lucy Cooke on the extraordinary reproductive feat of one marsupial

Conservationist still under arrest

Hopes for the release of Morad Tahbaz, imprisoned by the Iranian government in 2018, have been dashed

It's party time for cuttlefish

A season of dancing, light displays and flirtatious shenanigans is on the cards for the cephalopods

TINY DANCER

The immortal freshwater organism that tangles prey with its toxic, harpoon-flinging tentacles

Kill the cull?

According to new research, the badger cull isn't working. We take a look at the science.

PURPLE HAZE

Step into a rare lowland flower meadow and lose yourself among dreamy wild orchids

DIG FOR BUTTERFLIES

Britain's butterflies are struggling It's more important than ever to do what we can to help.

CITY LIVING

It's been 50 years since the first city farm was established and their role in providing a haven for nature continues to grow

FRIEND. FOE. FOX.

They live among us in the city and countryside - yet foxes are too often misunderstood and persecuted. Intimate photos cast new light on our divisive but beautiful neighbour.

AT HOME WITH THE CLAN

As the rainy season brings wildebeest back to Zambia's Liuwa Plain grasslands, spotted hyenas prepare for a feast

AGAINST THE ODDS

Brazil's Pantanal was consumed by wildfires in 2020. Miraculously, its jaguars not only survived, but are now thriving in the world's most famous wetland.

Giraffe numbers on the up

A positive population trend has been reported by a giraffe conservation charity, providing hope for the iconic species

The digital craze bringing big bucks - and big problems

NFTs are raising cash for conservation. But what on earth are they? And what are the downsides?

RIVER TREASURE

The freshwater pearl mussel is now rare in Britain. But a conservation team in Cumbria is determined to restore this gem to our rivers

MARK CARWARDINE

OPINION: “I have a solution:ban all industrial fishing on the high seas”

Intimate portraits of flamingos

BOOK HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH

SHAKIN' ALL OVER

15-SPINED STICKLEBACK. GOOD LOOKS DON'T IMPRESS A FEMALE 15-SPINED STICKLEBACK - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WAY HE MOVES

BEE LINE

Beautiful and intimate images reveal extraordinary insights into the social structure, communication, defensive strategies and sex lives of wild honeybees

GREAT ESCAPE

As zoos and circuses release their captive elephants, what solutions exist to offer these giants a better quality of life?