There have been arguments about the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist.
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There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.
The Eurasian bittern in its favoured wetland habitat.
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From a low of 11 males in 1997, Britain now has 228 booming bitterns at 103 sites nationwide.
The small and unassuming Steatoda nobilis .
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Once confined to the Canary Islands, noble false widow spiders are casting their web worldwide.
A solar farm in Bavaria, Germany.
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Nestled among farmland, solar farms can be a refuge for wildlife.
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Garden surveys reveal what makes a house a home for Britain’s favourite mammal.
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These wetland birds were eradicated in the 17th century, but breeding pairs returned in 1979.
Wetlands created by beavers, like this one in Amherst, Massachusetts, store floodwaters and provide habitat for animals and birds.
Christine Hatch
Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.
Cold-water coral reefs occur at greater depths than their tropical equivalents.
Sebastian Hennige
Cold-water corals live in the Atlantic’s frigid depths – and the UK is a stronghold for them.
A Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx ) in a woodland in the Czech Republic.
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A new study suggests lynxes were in Britain as recently as the 18th century.
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“Will it become a wood again, how long will it take, which species will be in it?”
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Eating bird food was also linked to a nearly four-fold increase in their breeding densities.
A healthy seagrass meadow outside of Porthdinllaen harbour, North Wales.
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Seagrass meadows are a powerful ally in the effort to slow climate change and reverse wildlife losses.
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Squirrel feeders laced with contraceptives could be used to suppress grey squirrels in the UK.
A cockroach.
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The reality TV show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here is under fire for using non-native insects while filming in the Welsh countryside.
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Maerl beds are the coral reefs of the British Isles. But like their tropical counterparts, they’re threatened by climate change.
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We found plastic waste in pellets seabirds regurgitated and lining the nests where they raise chicks.
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Road networks are emptying during lockdown. What does it mean for wildlife now and in the future?
Blue tits are regulars at the garden bird feeder.
Mark Fellowes
Domestic gardens offer an oasis for urban wildlife, and are a sight for sore eyes during lockdown.
The sun shines through daffodils in full bloom near Tenby, Wales. February 1 2020.
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While many plant species fail to germinate, some mammals may wake up to a landscape devoid of prey.
A ruddy darter dragonfly perches on a stalk in Coleshill Park, Wiltshire, UK.
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While many surveys show the numbers of wildlife falling, there is good news for some species – including pondskaters and various mosses and lichen.