Wildlife
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The arrival of the first swallows is cause for celebration, but we should also think of others making the perilous journey to reach us
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Human activity has put wildlife around the world at risk, but many creatures are now thriving thanks to conservationists
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David Attenborough narrates a fascinating detective story about the hunt for the rare armour-plated kittens who hold the key to Brazil’s fragile ecosystem
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Country diary: South Uist The plumage of the few birds present seems to be in harmony with the muted colours of the day
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Snowshoe hare, flying fish and pink flamingos are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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He said he was looking for parasitic wasps but volunteers at Daneway Banks where the large blue is flourishing suspected Phillip Cullen had ulterior motives
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Phillip Cullen sentenced for illegally capturing and killing specimens of the large blue, Britain’s rarest butterfly
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From basking gharial to stampeding muskoxen, these images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been selected for a Natural History Museum book, Unforgettable Behaviour, and offer a unique glimpse into hidden worlds of animal survival and joy
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Endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo treated by vets at Perth Zoo after it was badly burnt on a power line
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A badly burnt Carnaby’s cockatoo – an endangered species – is given a second chance at flight by vets in Perth
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Butterflywatch This year is unlikely to be a brilliant butterfly summer because 2016 was so poor. But insects can rapidly bounce back
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Animal welfare advocates have filmed some of the wild elephants captured in Zimbabwe last year and shipped to China
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Zookeepers do not know the sex of the infant yet and may not for a few months
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Researchers trying to protect the Great Barrier Reef fabricate environmentally safe bait by harnessing the pheromones the marine pests use to communicate
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Letters: Our children are growing up in a land that has seen a thinning out of the mass of nature by more than 50% in the past 40 years
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Egypt’s diving is spectacular, and could help revive the country’s tourism industry – but only if the value of its marine life is recognised and protected
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Male pups born to first-time mother Kesari and father Pabu on Christmas Eve make their public debut
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Country diary: Buxton, Derbyshire What compels our imagination is the sheer drive of frogs and toads to get to the spawning ponds
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Letters: St Lucia has had an excellent record on wildlife conservation, and visitors should emphasise this to the island’s tourist office
Country diary Year 2 are making a bug hotel