Experts call for shark awareness
Experts ask the public to report any summer sightings of basking sharks in UK waters, but to keep a "respectful and legal distance".
Australia moves to protect koalas
Australia lists the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country due to its dwindling population, officials say. BBC News
Features
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Furry maths
Can we count animal extinctions?
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Where the bison roam
The wildlife inhabiting Europe's last primeval, virginal forest
On TV and Radio
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Planet Earth Live
The ultimate global wildlife drama. Real animals, real lives, in real time.
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Ivory Wars: Out of Africa
Rageh Omaar investigates the plight of Africa's elephants.
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Land of the Lost Wolves
Following a pack of wolves as they return to North America's west coast.
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Nature
Radio Four's unique insight into the natural world and the rich variety of creatures inhabiting it
Rare UK butterflies
Dogs at work
Elephant ivory
Tracking octopuses
In the flesh
Spring shots
A wildlife archive
Fight for survival
Shark tag
Penguin show-offs
Bee-friendly garden
Orphan bears
Chainsaw through chocolate
Pesky pigeons
Hide and seek
Sharp-toothed sharks 
Bitter enemies
Dumbo octopus
In a minute: the barn owl
A scavenger’s home
Behind the Scenes Season
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Behind the scenes
See the other side of the camera and find out how natural history documentaries are made in the best clips from the archive
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Secrets from the ice
Finding a frozen mammoth like finding a "needle in a haystack"
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Feeding frenzy
How film makers caught unusual lemon shark behaviour on camera
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Anatomy of a shoot
How the Frozen Planet brinicle sequence was filmed
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The newest polar bear in the world
Filming the first moments in a polar bear's life
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The aquarium studio
How filmmakers captured some specialist underwater shots
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A day in the life
Follow a typical day on set for the Autumnwatch team
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Cold cameras
Frozen Planet director Elizabeth White blogs about filming in the polar wilderness
rhu71 on twitter discussing fresh sightings of rare Scottish wildcats“That is so good to hear, love walking in the cairngorms... Highland tiger, I like that - save it”
