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Wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans)

Environment

Half of migratory animal species are in decline – many face extinction

The first ever UN report into the state of migratory species suggests animals from sharks to sea birds face a bleak future

News

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

Life

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Alligators in Florida help other life thrive

Life

Alligators create hotspots for life by digging holes with their snouts

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Two year old English springer spaniel, Freya, has been trained to detect great crested newts

Life

Newt-sniffing dog called Freya is helping to locate elusive amphibians

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Male and female snow leopards come together.

Comment

An Atlas of Endangered Animals review: Great stories to prompt action

Culture

Life

A wolf-dog hybrid has been confirmed in India for the first time

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Life

Bird flu has killed 20 critically endangered California condors

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Killer whales off San Juan Islands

Life

Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding

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Life

China reclaims pandas from US zoos – is the panda politics era over?

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Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

Life

Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

Just 44 years ago, red goshawks were found along Australia’s eastern coastline. But the copper-feathered predators are now missing from 34 per cent of their former range

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Life

There may be just 800 of these endangered eagles left in the wild

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Life

Watch rare livestream of bald eagles nesting on eggs in California

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Life

Endangered insects captured in vivid photographs

Regulars

Life

Vaquitas could breed their way back from the brink of extinction

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