Cranes return to fenland after four centuries
Published: 17 May 2007
Choose your words: majestic, magnificent, splendid, superb. Two cranes - among Europe's most imposing wild birds - stand on the alert near their nest at Lakenheath in Suffolk.
Antarctic mission finds 700 new species
Published: 17 May 2007
An astonishing array of wildlife has been unexpectedly found in one of the world's most hostile environments - the pitch-black, freezing extreme depths of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.
'Extinct' soft turtle reappears in Khmer Rouge stronghold
Published: 17 May 2007
A colony of rare softshell turtles has been discovered in Cambodia during a survey of a former Khmer Rouge stronghold, raising hopes that the species can be saved from extinction.
How the oxlip is being brought back from the brink
Published: 17 May 2007
The Big Question: Should badgers be culled to prevent the spread of tuberculosis in cattle?
Published: 15 May 2007
What, Old Mr Brock, one of our best-loved wild animals? Why do we need to?
Marine experts urge action to protect UK dolphins
Published: 15 May 2007
Marine experts yesterday warned that dolphins could disappear from part of the UK's coastline unless action is taken to protect them from commercial fishing.
Farmers blame badgers for killing off hedgehogs
Published: 12 May 2007
Britain's badgers, already faced with the prospect of extermination across vast swaths of the country for allegedly spreading tuberculosis among cattle, are now being linked to a decline in another species, hedgehogs.
The rape of spring: Health concerns over crop
Published: 12 May 2007
Bats' wing strokes 'defy normal rules of flight'
Published: 11 May 2007
Bats use wings to fly very differently to birds, according to a study that has revealed the nocturnal mammals engage in sophisticated aerial acrobatics.
Battle of Shambo: Hindus try to prevent slaughter of bull
Published: 10 May 2007
An explosive cultural stand-off between the Government and Britain's Hindu community is looming in the formidable shape of a six-year-old black Friesian bull named Shambo.
Revealed: the deadly invader that is bleeding Great Lakes fish to death
Published: 06 May 2007
Town rejects mast to save bees after IoS report
Published: 06 May 2007
Council chiefs are rethinking plans for mobile telephone masts because of fears that their radiation may be causing bees to disappear.
Butterflies make early appearance
Published: 04 May 2007
The hottest April on record has meant butterflies are hatching up to two months early.
Shrinking giants: The grey whales under threat from starvation
Published: 03 May 2007
Britain's maligned moths suffer drastic decline
Published: 02 May 2007
Sir David Attenborough is turning his attention to the humble - but increasingly endangered - moth.
Green crusader: The woman who became a bag lady
Published: 01 May 2007
Beavers make an unwelcome return after 250 years
Published: 30 April 2007
It is more than 250 years since beavers last roamed the waterways of Scotland. But despite the best efforts of the authorities to prevent a return, the wild beaver has made an unscheduled comeback in rural Perthshire.
Golden Boy: England's last golden eagle
Published: 29 April 2007
Lovelorn rhinoceros is the last hope for his species
Published: 27 April 2007
Andalas the rhino is on a mission. He has been sent from Los Angeles Zoo to the wilds of Sumatra to defend his male honour and do what it takes to propagate his endangered species. In other words, he has been taken to the rhino equivalent of a singles bar and left to follow his natural desires.
What happened to the dolphins of the Humber
Published: 27 April 2007
Secret of the swift's aerial mastery is revealed
Published: 26 April 2007
They swoop to the ground and perform breathtaking displays of aerial acrobatics before soaring to dizzying heights above the clouds. Now scientists believe they know how swifts are able to fly so fast and for so long.
City noise makes robins sing at night
Published: 25 April 2007
Urban robins living in noisy areas sing at night because they are more likely to be heard, according to research published yesterday.
Atlas to reveal changing face of British birdlife
Published: 24 April 2007
The changing nature of British bird life over the past 20 years is to be mapped in detail in a massive new survey by an army of more than 50,000 bird watchers.
Britain in bloom: how spring is the new summer as May blossoms early
Published: 19 April 2007
Since the Middle Ages, it's been known as May blossom. But should its name now be changed to April?
Race is on to save the leatherback turtle
Published: 19 April 2007
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