wildlife

Elephants may have ingested toxins produced by bacteria found in waterholes. Hundreds of elephants died in Botswana earlier this year from ingesting toxins produced by cyanobacteria, according to…

Take a look at some of the light-hearted images of wildlife submitted by finalists from this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography awards

Humans are dismantling and disrupting natural ecosystems around the globe and changing Earth’s climate. Over the past 50 years, actions like farming, logging, hunting, development and global commerce…

Human consumption has led to an unprecedented rate of decline in the world'swildlife populations, according to the Living Planet Report 2020, a biennial paper put out by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF…

Wildlife populations are in freefall around the world, driven by human overconsumption, population growth and intensive agriculture, according to a major new assessment of the abundance of life on…

Climate change is the undercurrent that drives and shapes our lives in countless ways. Journalist Judith D. Schwartz sees the term as shorthand. "It's almost as if people think climate is this…

Winners will be announced on 13 October at a virtual awards ceremony. The exhibition at the Natural History Museum will open on 16 October

Shift led to local extinctions and could have important implications for species today. Genetic diversity could shrink as animals venture into new territories because of global heating leaving them…

Eight years ago, rising water levels in Kenya’s Lake Nakuru drove away the clouds of pink-coloured flamingos that were the park’s biggest draw. Rangers say their disappearance triggered a drop in…

Three-quarters of new and emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife. COVID-19, SARS and Ebola all started this way. The COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn new attention to how…

West Mathewson was attacked without warning by lions during one of their regular walks. A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two…

Researchers to tell UN that loss of biodiversity enables rapid spread of new diseases from animals to humans. Scientists are to warn world leaders that increasing numbers of deadly new pandemics…

Scientists in Kenya have harvested 10 eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinos in the race to keep the species from total extinction. The two females – Najin and Fatuwill who are…

At least 17 dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius' beaches Wednesday, raising questions about what effect the oil spilled from the Japanese cargo tanker MV Wakashio, which ran aground on July 25, is…

It is thought sonar may scare animals into surfacing too quickly, causing narcosis. An unusual series of strandings and sightings of 29 rare beaked whales has taken place around the shores of…

African Penguins are Endangered African penguins, recognised by their chest black horseshoe markings and their distinct bray-like calls. The birds are native to South Africa and Namibia but can also…

When Europeans first arrived in North America, Atlantic puffins were common on islands in the Gulf of Maine. But hunters killed many of the birds for food or for feathers to adorn ladies' hats. By…

The Olive Ridley turtles are part of conservationists’ attempts to boost the population and promote environmental protection. More than 10,000 baby turtles were released into the sea off the…

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Rats and bats that host pandemic pathogens like Covid-19 increase in damaged ecosystems, analysis shows. The human destruction of natural ecosystems increases the numbers of rats, bats and other…