Wildlife

Can countries deliver on a deal to save the world’s plants and animals?

by The Guardian | Oct 19, 2026 | Armenia, Biodiversity, Conservation, Cop17 biodiversity summit, Endangered habitats, Environment, Europe, Norfolk, Rivers, The Guardian, UK news, Water, Wildlife | 0 |

Four years ago nearly every government on Earth agreed to protect nature. Now, as countries gather for Cop17, the pressure is on to follow through on those commitmentsCop17 at a glance: everything you need to know about the UN’s...

Wildlife photographer of the year 2026 winners – in pictures

by The Guardian | Oct 14, 2026 | Animal behaviour, Animals, Environment, Photography, The Guardian, Wildlife, Wildlife photographer of the year, World News | 0 |

A selection of the winning images from this year’s competition across topics ranging from underwater to urban wildlife, and photojournalism to mammal behaviour. The overall winner is Federico Veronesi of Italy for his powerful...

‘I didn’t want to write about this’: the man who first saw chimps waging civil war

by The Guardian | Oct 11, 2026 | Africa, Animal behaviour, Conservation, Environment, Primatology, The Guardian, Uganda, Wildlife, World News | 0 |

John Mitani spent years studying a huge community of chimpanzees in Uganda. But then things took a dark turn – and his findings stunned the scientific worldJohn Mitani can still remember the first time he set foot in Uganda’s...

‘The future is bright’: breeding programme brings world’s heaviest insect back from the brink

by The Guardian | Oct 5, 2026 | Insects, Invertebrates, New Zealand, The Guardian, Wildlife | 0 |

Wētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse and its numbers dwindled across New Zealand due to predators and habitat lossThe population of New Zealand’s endemic wētāpunga – believed to be the world’s heaviest insect – is officially...

Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures

by The Guardian | Oct 3, 2026 | Animals, Comedy, Culture, Environment, Photography, The Guardian, Wildlife, World News | 0 |

A caiman wearing a wig, two brown bears laughing and a leopard doing a handstand feature in the selection of finalists from this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife awards. Winners will be announced on 8 December Continue...

‘I just saw this furry brown bottom disappear!’ In search of Samba – the fearless fugitive capybara

by The Guardian | Sep 30, 2026 | Animal welfare, Animals, Environment, Hampshire, Mammals, The Guardian, UK news, Wildlife, Zoos | 0 |

Six months ago, Samba made a brave, unprecedented escape from Marwell zoo. Her life on the lam continues today. We join the team hunting desperately to find her in the Hampshire countrysideSamba the capybara is still at large....

Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time

by The Guardian | Sep 29, 2026 | Apps, Birds, Birdwatching, Craft, Fitness, Gadgets, Gardens, Health & wellbeing, Hobbies, Knitting, Life and style, Running, Technology, The Guardian, Walking, Wildlife | 0 |

It’s often thought of as the problem, but what if the right technology could help us switch off and live more in the moment?• The best screen-free activitiesWith the continued backlash against AI and growing concern about our...

‘Birdwatching is close to rapture’: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian research

by The Guardian | Sep 25, 2026 | Americas, Animals, Birds, Birdwatching, Books, Canada, Conservation, Culture, Environment, Margaret Atwood, The Guardian, Wildlife | 0 |

Award-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biologyIf she could be any bird, Margaret Atwood would transform into a raven. “They’re very smart. They’re...

‘Cash to trash’ levy on house developers too low to offset damage to Norfolk Broads, say critics

by The Guardian | Sep 24, 2026 | Conservation, Endangered habitats, England, Environment, Environment policy, Natural England, Norfolk, Planning policy, Politics, Rivers, The Guardian, UK news, Wetlands, Wildlife | 0 |

Exclusive: Levy that allows almost 16,000 houses to be built on Norfolk Broads will not cover cost of mitigating environmental damage, critics sayA new levy on developers to allow almost 16,000 homes to be built in the...

‘So big and so close’: going on a bear hunt in northern Spain

by The Guardian | Sep 8, 2026 | Europe holidays, Spain holidays, The Guardian, Travel, Wildlife, Wildlife holidays | 0 |

Conservationists have helped Cantabrian brown bears claw their way back from the edge of extinction in the beautiful mountains of Asturias – and carefully controlled nature tourism allows visitors to see themOnce upon a time, in...

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less

by The Guardian | Sep 3, 2026 | Americas, Arctic, Canada, Cetaceans, Climate crisis, Coastlines, Environment, Greenland, Ice, Indigenous peoples, Marine life, National parks, Oceans, Polar regions, Sea ice, The Guardian, Wildlife, World News | 0 |

The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected areaElectric-blue meltwater sprays up under Terry Noah’s snowmobile as he races across sea ice...

Mass breeding of game birds without welfare checks may be curtailed in England

by The Guardian | Sep 2, 2026 | Animal welfare, Animals, Birds, England, Environment, Game, Hunting, Politics, Rural affairs, The Guardian, UK news, Wildlife | 0 |

Campaigners say pheasants and partridges reared ‘on industrial scale’ do not have same protections as chickensThe government is considering a crackdown on pheasant shooting in England as part of a consultation on strict new...

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