Arctic skua

Long believed to be a symbol of good fortune, the albatross has its own annual world awareness day on 19th June. As legend would have it, the bird embodies the souls of sailors lost at sea, and to har

Walruses live in the arctic and sub-Arctic. They are one of the largest pinnipeds (meaning fin-footed) and are related to seals and sealions. Their Latin name, Odobenus rosmarus, translates as ‘tooth-

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Funds raised by Global Birdfair 2025 will support BirdLife International’s efforts to safeguard oceanic seabirds in the South Pacific, explains James Lowen

Spring is the time to see the muscular and noble goshawk, usually as elusive as a ghost circling and swooping through the sky

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