Conservation

Leatherback turtles were all thought to be nomadic, but some of them have settled in the Mozambique Channel.

Biological control has failed in the past, but conservationists believe the 2mm wasp will work.

Scientists say urgent action is needed to protect region in which the natural wonder is located.

The science of invasive alien species is increasingly being denied, conservationists say.

Eurasian beavers were hunted to extinction in the UK 400 years ago.

Prince Harry is into his fourth day of a royal tour of the Caribbean.

There are less than 4,000 tigers left in the wild and their habitat is at risk from bad infrastructure planning.

New control methods must be used to stop feral cats demolishing hundreds of endangered species in Australia.

Testing DNA from the sharks' environment is less invasive than traditional tissue sampling and could aid conservation efforts.

An undercover investigation has revealed the scale of the trade and an ivory bonfire isn't enough to stop it.

Playing the famous augmented-reality game may make people more aware of their natural environment.

A catalogue of ways climate change has already affected nature will directly hit society.

The use of the sticks as tools was caught on hidden cameras by ponds and riverbanks.

Virigina Tech professor joked about "primate photos" while posting the unusual snaps.

Where once the big cat covered Mesoamerica, their populations have becoming further cut off from each other.

Understanding the habits of young albatrosses will help conservation efforts.

Pangolins are often referred to as the most trafficked animal in the world.

The area lost amounts are equivalent to half the size of the Amazon rainforest.

Conservationists say that the bear is still at risk even as it is reclassified as 'vulnerable'.

One subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla saw a 77% decline in population in just 20 years.

Numbers of the animal have declined 65% between 2002 and 2013.

The adorable cub will open its eyes for the first time in around two weeks.

The area will now cover 582,500 sq miles containing over 7,000 species.

The raptors were nearly killed off as people blamed them for killing livestock.

Dart technique for females means that crueller methods like culling and relocation can start to end.

Have you got an elephantine memory or the recall of a terrifying mouse?

East Fork pack, followed since 1930s, had gone down to four and den no longer in use.

The zoo have said that the incident is being reviewed internally.

The large heath butterfly returns to Heysham Moss in Lancashire after 100 years.

It's been 86 years since anyone lived on St Kilda, after the tough way of life had become unsustainable.