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How you can help with penguin research by browsing images at home

How you can help with penguin research by browsing images at home

19 January 2021

Many penguin populations are under threat but you can help researchers keep an eye on them through a citizen science project called Penguin Watch


Inside the fight to save the Great Barrier Reef from climate change

Inside the fight to save the Great Barrier Reef from climate change

6 January 2021

Our reporter, Donna Lu, joined the researchers who are attempting to regrow damaged parts of the Great Barrier Reef by collecting and incubating coral larvae


The dazzling winners of the British Ecological Society’s photo awards

The dazzling winners of the British Ecological Society’s photo awards

27 November 2020

Images of the extraordinary, but endangered, Dalmatian pelican and weaver ants caring for their young are among those awarded in this year's British Ecological Society’s "Capturing Ecology" photography competition


Lake Victoria is at risk of dying from pollution and climate change

Lake Victoria is at risk of dying from pollution and climate change

1 July 2020

Wetlands usually filter water that makes its way into Africa's largest lake, but now untreated waste dumped into the lake risks killing off local wildlife


Photographer documents the fight to save pangolins from extinction

Photographer documents the fight to save pangolins from extinction

3 June 2020

Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked mammal. This image from a new photographic series features the efforts by conservationists to halt their decline before the creatures go extinct


I'm protecting seabirds in one of the world's most overfished areas

I'm protecting seabirds in one of the world's most overfished areas

8 April 2020

West Africa's waters are a hotspot for illegal fishing, says conservationist Justine Dossa. She is working to change fishing practices and tackle pollution


Adult mountain gorilla

How a Ugandan vet saved hundreds of gorillas by treating human disease

11 December 2019

The best way to protect gorillas is to address human, animal and ecosystem health together, says the Ugandan veterinarian who pioneered the One Health approach


Rare footage of a beaver gnawing through a tree in North Yorkshire

Rare footage of a beaver gnawing through a tree in North Yorkshire

20 June 2019

Rare footage shows a Eurasian beaver in North Yorkshire gnawing through a tree trunk and felling the tree in just 15 minutes


Butchery of a black rhino wins Wildlife Photographer award

Butchery of a black rhino wins Wildlife Photographer award

17 October 2017

The winner of 2017’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards captures the plight of rhinos, more than 1000 of which are slaughtered yearly for their horn.


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