Elk could return to the uk after 3,000 years

People in the East Midlands should be on the look-out for new residents in the coming year or two. Their new near-neighbours will stand anywhere between 1.5 and two metres high at the shoulder, and ma

It’s dawn in a meadow in southern Bavaria. A faint breeze ruffles the grass and whispers through the leaves of the woodland nearby. It seems deserted. Yet look closely – there, in the shadow between b

The stag beetle’s intimidating appearance belies its vulnerability, says Claire Saul, as she discovers what we can do to help them survive

Successful European conservation policy pits farmer against predator

With its impressive ‘antlers’ and suit of armour, one giant of the insect world may look intimidating, but it only wants to fight for survival

THE LAKE DISTRICT is now home to England’s highest nature reserve. Up on the Back o’ Skiddaw, a new project seeks to revive the nature of this rough and remote land.