The deer of britain

Britain could be getting a new ecosystem engineer: in the wake of the ongoing and now legal reintroductions of beavers into watersheds around the country, two Wildlife Trusts now want to bring back th

Patrick Galbraith calls for a bit less tinkering around the hedges

Asian or yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) can deliver a very painful sting widely described as being “jabbed with a red-hot needle”. However, as with our native European hornet (Vespa crabro), t

Instead of another trip to the zoo, try exploring your local rewilding project over the holidays. Rewilding – the large-scale restoration of nature to the point where it can take care of itself again

PHOTO: TOM BAILEY 1 It’s a win for ...

D o you remember cecil the lion, the bold, wild and archetypally handsome big cat at Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park? With a glorious flowing mane and a royal swagger, Cecil was the star attraction at