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Punk turtle can breathe through its genitals

18 April 2018

A turtle with spiky green hair can extract oxygen from water using its genitals, and is one of the most unique reptiles alive today

World's biggest bird feeder will use 500 tonnes of shellfish

17 April 2018

A crucial feeding ground for migrating birds has been almost destroyed by pollution and a bad winter, but help is at hand in the form of an all-you-can-eat buffet

The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

29 March 2018

A few amphibian species in Panama are recovering from near-extinction, after apparently evolving resistance to the deadly chytrid fungus

The pint-sized pygmy sloth found only on one island in the world

14 March 2018

This adorable sloth is almost half the size of its mainland sibling and is found only on Escudo de Veraguas, off the coast of Panama, but it's critically endangered

Mussel pain: The crisis engulfing our freshwater molluscs

7 March 2018

Freshwater mussels are among the planet’s most endangered animals. Extreme conservation measures are the last hope for these unsung ecological heroes

Trophy: Is hunting really the only way to save big game?

10 January 2018

A film on white hunters and landowners offers a strong conservation case for killing Africa's big beasts, but it sidelines local black people who may disagree

When it comes to animals, even tiny differences are a big deal

29 December 2017

When it comes to animals of the same species, even tiny differences in behaviour and distribution are a big deal – with the devil definitely in the detail

Nomadic birds in danger after spate of wildfires in key wetland

12 December 2017

The Hutovo Blato wetland in Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered its latest severe fire in October, and may vanish within decades - threatening many bird species