Tourism expansion v turtle nests: the dispute dividing communities in one Tobago resort
Plans for a 200-room project on an unspoiled beach have pitted developers against the conservationists fighting for smaller-scale schemes to protect the island’s habitatVisitors to Rocky Point in south-west Tobago are drawn to its sandy beach, fringed by…
World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF
Recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity saysConservation comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and green sea turtles prove that global nature loss can be reversed, scientists have said. But…
Beautiful butterflies get more attention from the public – and from scientists
Research has shown that colourful and patterned species are the subject of more studies, and receive more conservation fundingLarge and beautiful butterflies attract far more attention than species that are smaller and dull. Now a new study has shown…
Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign
An international symbol for the city, the sign is also hallmark of the region’s environmental richnessAtop Mount Lee, in the heart of Los Angeles, the wind is quiet. Two red-tailed hawks sail above, barely flapping as they coast the thermal air like…
Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propellor strikes
Exclusive: Images show deep cuts and damage to tails and fins, as experts warn the migrating species often aren’t able to avoid a collision Gruesome images of adult and juvenile humpback whales along Australia’s east coast with slash and gouge injuries…
Rare northern bald ibises take flight in human-led European migration project
Micro aircraft used to help guide birds to Spanish stopover as part of efforts to create sustaining migratory populationFifteen new birds have joined a growing flock of bald ibises in northern Spain, guided there by human migration guides in micro…
Falling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plants
After five years of work, 5,750 panels of toughened glass will help keep hundred of plants safe from Scottish winters – but more work needs to be doneIn the early autumn sunlight, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s extensive plant collection appears safe…
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknownThe mother’s hands were peeling from walking on the torched ground. Her eight-month-old baby, which…
Country diary: A young shieldbug has found a safe place to hide – or so it hopes | Nic Wilson
Bedmond, Hertfordshire: The entire Serge Hill project is a haven for humans and wildlife, and there’s much to find in its collection of drought-tolerant plantsLooking across a swathe of golden oat grass to the Apple House, it seems almost inconceivable…
‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys
Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answerCape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently” round up two baboon troops coming into repeated conflict with residents. The…