Lions (Panthera leo) are arguably Africa’s most iconic carnivore. Unfortunately, this fiercely charismatic cat has undergone severe declines in numbers and ran...
A shocking new statistic from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) reveals that 64,000 live wild animals were ...
Surveying large areas of habitat just got a whole lot easier, as a team of scientists ditch traditional on-foot fieldwork and take to the skies. By using high r...
We owe an awful lot to our wild bees. As they buzz around our countryside diligently collecting nectar and pollen, they’re unknowingly providing essential ecosy...
Bees and their allies are not only beautiful and fascinating creatures, they are essential natural assets too. By pollinating our flowers and crops, they are cr...
Road networks may allow us to get from one place to another quickly and safely, but for many animals they are a dangerous barrier, often proving fatal - the sig...
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) may be one of the northern hemisphere’s smallest cetaceans, but compared to some of their larger counterparts, they pun...
Birds may have inspired humans to conquer the air, but now that we share the skies each year hundreds of birds and aircraft collide, causing billions of pounds ...
Ten years ago, the last wild northern white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These magnificent mammals,...
Widespread across much of Northern America and Eurasia, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) is instantly recognisable as one of the northern hemisphere’s most famous la...
Asides from studying towards a degree in Zoology, Jack can often be found out rambling the countryside scribbling field notes and sketches his journal, intently bird-watching in the hope of bumping up his tick-list, doing his bit by volunteering for conservation organisations, or lying in the grass trying to get the perfect shot of a red deer stag through the misty morning glow. Binoculars, camera and journal are never far from his side.
