What was the emu war?

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

A penchant for spring lamb saw white-tailed eagles ruthlessly exterminated, but the beguiling ‘flying barn door’ is back on our shores following a somewhat controversial reintroduction

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

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

B ecause it’s the school summer holidays, it’s ...

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