Beavers and red kites may be flourishing in Britain, but the reintroduction of apex predators here is a trickier issue. Could there be practical and philosophical benefits and would a trial release of lynx be a worthwhile experiment?

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In a time when people are being asked to consider eating insects, we should, perhaps, learn a thing or two from the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), Africa’s ant-guzzling gourmand. On an average night, th

Spry, shimmering and occasionally even sanctified, the indefatigable mackerel is the wanderer of the sea–and one of history’s most fabled fish

Historically, anglerfish have not been commonly eaten in Britain. Although two species live in British waters – one of which, the white anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius, sometimes called monkfish), is