Trust aims to boost small pearl-bordered fritillary colonies in Shropshire Hills by planting 20,000 violets this year for their caterpillars A mass planting of marsh violets across England’s Shropshire Hills is to take...
Read MoreCases linked to king’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk include alleged poisoning and shooting of some of UK’s rarest birds of preyKing Charles’s private country estate at Sandringham in Norfolk has been linked to...
Read MoreMinisters to close loophole in 2018 Ivory Act that means animals other than elephants can be targetedIvory imports from hippopotamuses, orcas and walruses will be banned under new legislation to protect the endangered species...
Read MoreHouse of Lords to rule on divisive legislation that would stop import of endangered animals’ body partsPolitics live – latest updatesMPs have voted to support a controversial ban on importing hunting trophies from...
Read MoreHunters will be allowed to kill 75 wolves from an already endangered population of 460 as public acceptance fallsThe biggest wolf cull in modern times has begun in Sweden as nature organisations warn it could drastically harm...
Read MoreHuge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientistsEarth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to a leading scientific...
Read More‘Wealthy peers’ in the party blamed for lobbying against animal welfare measures in case they affect shooting in UKConservatives are blaming a “handful of very wealthy peers” who make up the shooting and...
Read MorePainstaking conservation effort to accommodate insect’s complex lifecycle pays offThe biggest reintroduction to date of the large blue has led to the rare butterfly flying on a Cotswold hillside where it has not been seen...
Read MoreSpecies is one of Europe’s largest and rarest raptors, last seen in England in 2016Birdwatchers have been flocking to the boggy and desolate moors of the Peak District to try to spot a bearded vulture, one of the rarest...
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