More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled

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Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme

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Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’ Campaigners say birds could die trying to access ancestral nests that were sealed during rail refurbishment

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UK’s smallest bird of prey among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds Merlin could disappear in worst-case scenario, with British isles facing ecological ‘point of no return’

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Hurrah ! First Swallows flying through the Devon drizzle (a little group of three..)

Good news - High Court rules parts of Dartmoor have been mismanaged!

Overgrazing has been damaging protected sites on Dartmoor.

Read the Press Release about our latest legal challenge: wildjustice.org.uk?p=52680&prev...

‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics

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Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

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Countries can rewild borders to deter invasions, says EU environment chief Jessika Roswall cites Poland and Finland, which have made border areas near Russia or its allies ‘more hostile’ to cross

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'One of the most successful wildlife comeback stories': The Alps lost its vultures - then it got them back Decades after its release into the wild, a super-ageing, bone-crunching vulture called Balthazar reveals a major conservation success.

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Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’ Lower house votes in favour of polarising law after rapid increase in population and attack on grazing farm animals

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Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders? With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs could be affected

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No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationists

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Showdown in the American west as Colorado River faces crucial deadline: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’ Seven states must make deal for sharing basin that supplies 40 million people, before US government steps in. With negotiations at an impasse, what’s at stake?

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‘We feel kinda bad when a solo bird shows up’: Canada sees its first European robin – but how did it get there? Birdwatchers flock to Montréal for rare sighting of ‘vagrant’ bird that has made its home during a bitterly cold winter

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‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago

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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

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John Barkham obituary Other lives: Ecologist and influential lecturer at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia

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Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges More than 300 brown hairstreak butterfly eggs were recorded in hedgerows near Llandeilo this winter after decade of decline

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‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions

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‘Meat tax’ could have significant impact on environmental footprint, study finds Full VAT on meat products could cost EU households as little as €26 a year but cut impact by 3-6%, says paper

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Berry nice to meet you: bumper fruit crop could lead to huge mating season for NZ’s endangered kākāpō After a four-year wait, the abundant fruiting of the rimu tree could inspire the world’s heaviest parrots to boost their population

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Fly-arousing orchid and zombie fungus among 2025 botanical and fungal finds Botanists also name an overlooked snowdrop growing in the UK and a fruit that tastes like banana and guava

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‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina

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Relentless "improvement" of the countryside leaves no space for nature.

But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.

No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.

There is no better New Year's resolution.

Northumberland nature recovery project takes shape with biggest land sale in 30 years Wildlife trust is raising funds to buy largest piece of land in single ownership to come up for sale in England for a generation

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2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast Milder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates off the coast of Cornwall and south Devon, wildlife charity says

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Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK Conservationists appeal to public for help after rare birds disappear in suspicious circumstances

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Disappearance of conservation project white-tailed eagles probed Police are investigating the disappearance of three white-tailed eagles across the country.

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Greek tragedy: the rare seals hiding in caves to escape tourists Greece is hoping that protected areas will help keep daytrippers away and allow vulnerable monk seals to return to their island habitats

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