Wildlife
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'Let me outta here!' – amazing picture of a fish trapped inside a jellyfishThis unlucky fish came unstuck when it was ‘swallowed up’ by a roaming jellyfish in waters off Byron Bay, Australia. The shot was captured by ocean photographer Tim Samuel, who says the fish was still alive and fighting to escape
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100 years ago: Protected birds killed in CheshireOriginally published in the Manchester Guardian on 9 June 1916: Some law-breaking keeper or water bailiff has apparently waited until the young birds were hatched to murder the whole brood
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Woman found dead off Perth after suspected shark attackA woman who was reportedly a diver is found dead with injuries ‘consistent with a shark attack’
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Tiger temple scandal exposes the shadowy billion-dollar Asian tradeCampaigners hope the Thai temple raid will stir the world’s conscience – but the trafficking of tiger parts to China is a booming business
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Graceful quick-step of the grey wagtailCountry Diary: Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales They are constantly in motion, dancing out of the gorge in undulating flight
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Human remains found in Queensland crocodile after attack on Cindy WaldronStaff at Environment Department facility in Cairns have all but confirmed it is the reptile responsible for taking the NSW photographer
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Value of eco crimes soars by 26% with devastating impacts on natural worldEnvironmental crime is now the world’s fourth biggest crime and is a growing threat to security and natural resources, say UN and Interpol
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Young bear killed in California may have been mutilated for its body partsBlack bear ‘yearling’ was mutilated by the side of the road in California, possibly for his paws and gall bladder, which could sell for upwards of a thousand dollars
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Foxes are in the doghouse again – and everyday foxism is to blameTales of vulpine hooliganism are deep in our cultural DNA. But why do we still feel the need to vilify these brilliant, adaptable predators?
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Foxes blamed for motorists’ severed brake cablesKent police warn drivers in Tunbridge Wells to check brakes before travelling after six incidents since blamed on fox cubs chewing through cables
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Tale of two summers for our butterfliesPatrick Barkham on the fortunes of butterflies across the land as early summer brings either downpours and chill or sunny warmth
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Moose gives birth in Anchorage parking lot – videoShoppers in East Anchorage sat quietly for hours on Thursday to watch a mother moose give birth and then bond with her newborn calf
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Microplastics killing fish before they reach reproductive age, study findsTiny particles of plastic litter in oceans causing deaths, stunted growth and altering behaviour of some fish that feed on them, research shows
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Great Barrier Reef: marine science program boosts Indigenous numbers at universityAboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in marine science program gives students insight into reality of the field
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Arctic tern makes longest ever migration – equal to flying twice around the planet