Gimme shelter

twenty metres up, the canopy looks like a highway. Different shades of green, yellow and grey leaves fuse, creating the illusion of an endless rainforest. I spent most of 2013 in the canopy of a cloud

For some trees, being blown over isn’t the end of the story. Jack Watkins salutes those hardy, storm-damaged and often ancient phoenix or recumbent trees that don’t take their fate lying down

ON a sunny morning in Edinburgh, my friend Jaclyn and I pulled into the car park at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo, ready for a “wild” adventure! Suitably attired in our wellies, we are here to enjoy a unique ani

The guam kingfisher – also known as the sihek – has been extinct in the wild since 1988 but was successfully introduced to Palmyra Atoll last year. However, they aren’t native to the island (which is

The monkey slug is not some experimental genetic monstrosity. But even if you see one in the flesh, you may still be unclear what this odd, brown hairy thing is, with its array of fuzzy tentacles. It

A flesh-eating parasite is spreading north from the Darién Gap, threatening U.S. livestock and decades of containment efforts