The real magic of reindeer

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

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

As a child, the zoo felt like a magical world – lionesses lounging under dull British skies, laminated tanks of rare reptiles and flurries of exotic birds I had only ever seen in books. I was raised o

You know when you stare at cute things for too long and they start to look creepy? I’m thinking garden gnomes, baby dolls, any child in a princess outfit and all cats. Well, now there’s another one to

Patrick Galbraith calls for a bit less tinkering around the hedges

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