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beaver

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Beavers, nature’s master engineers, may run wild in Wales again

This photo of a beaver in Wales may herald the reintroduction of the species after 400 years, if a conservation project is approved

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eagle

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Meet the white-tailed eagles making a comeback in the UK

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kakapo

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Baby boom for the kakapo, New Zealand’s critically endangered parrot

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Secretive new frog species from ancient lineage discovered in India

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Secretive new frog species from ancient lineage discovered in India

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Museum specimens in drawers

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Smugglers are profiting from our failure to define endangered species

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animal collection

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Is the idea of species now more trouble than it is worth?

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Japanese whalers hauling a minke whale to the ship in the Southern Ocean

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Japan’s plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales

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Cao Bang

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Endangered relative of the hedgehog may be thriving in Vietnam

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Wild populations of animals have crashed by 60 per cent

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sea otter

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Why alligators, wolves and mountain lions are turning up in odd places

Predators are thriving in places they shouldn't, revealing some serious misunderstandings about their behaviour and how to protect them

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Earth

Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

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Life

The largest of Madagascar's endemic lemurs needs a helping hand

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Biodiversity may prove to be the defining issue of our age

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Life

Is life on Earth really at risk? The truth about the extinction crisis

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