Wildlife
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How sea otters help save the planetNew research into the complex links of the food chain suggest that the lovable mammals play a key role in managing carbon dioxide levels
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These urgent bird calls are designed to distractCountry diary: South Uist If the oystercatchers had sounded anxious, the new arrival sounds almost desperate, for its call has a panicky breathlessness about it
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Whale and winghead sharks move step closer to extinctionTwo predatory species are added to IUCN Red List of endangered species as pressure from fishing sees their populations fall by half in the last 75 years
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Lynx on the loose after breaking out of Dartmoor zooSearch is under way for two-year-old male Flaviu, who chewed through the wall of his enclosure hours after arriving at zoo
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Global fish production approaching sustainable limit, UN warnsAround 90% of the world’s stocks are now fully or overfished and production is set to increase further by 2025, according to report from UN’s food body
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Australia's vast kelp forests devastated by marine heatwave, study revealsAbout 90% of forests off the western coast were wiped out between 2011 and 2013, posing a threat to biodiversity and the marine economy, say scientists
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Ministers reject second request to use banned bee-harming pesticidesENDS report: Campaigners welcome decision to turn down National Farming Union’s application for ‘emergency’ use of neonicotinoids for oil seed rape
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Threatened species face extinction owing to ‘God clause’, scientists sayWestern Australia’s government is seeking the power to approve activities that could ‘take or disturb’ an endangered species
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Shark warning as 12-metre whale washes up on Western Australian beachAuthorities to remove carcass of humpback whale on Honeycombs beach because it is a popular surf location and decomposing animal could attract sharks
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It’s always a joy to discover a new species. But there is a downside...Finding a new creature such as the swimming centipede is to be celebrated. But it doesn’t make up for the ones we’re constantly losing
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Wildlife on your doorstep: JulyWhether July signals the heights of summer or depths of winter where you are in the world, we’d like to see your photos of this month’s wildlife near you
Country diary Cormorants watch for trout beneath the mirror surface of the lake