Where did feral pigeons come from?

We think of evolution as a slow, gradual process, but that’s not always the case. Some species undergo a rapid transformation

It’s 9pm in late april in an area of the Isle of Man known as the Ballaugh Curragh, and a most unusual nocturnal migration is taking place. As darkness descends on a 2km² area of wet woodland, an esti

Threatened with extinction in the 1960s, the mighty peregrine–with its astonishing speed and super strength–has staged such a remarkable comeback that its now more successful than it was in the Middle Ages

Climate change is shifting the balance of vineyard biodiversity, creating new challenges for wine-growers

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Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world