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19 July 2024

  • A seagull

    The week in wildlife
    Week in wildlife – in pictures: warthog drama, a fox at the museum and our rarest whale

  • Craneflies are important food for many birds.

    Country diary
    Country diary: There’s reason to love the unpopular cranefly

18 July 2024

  • A pair of spoonbills and chicks in their nest

    Spoonbills return to Cambridgeshire for first time since 17th century

    Driven out by hunting and habitat loss, the birds are now nesting and breeding in a few pockets in England
  • Demi Moore at Cannes with her dog, Pilaf, who has also attended fashion week.

    Fashion Statement newsletter
    You’ve heard of nepo babies, but what about nepo dogs? The rise of the Very Important Pooch

    From hobnobbing with the Kardashians to brushing shoulders with the royals, celebrities’ dogs are having a busy summer. But what should they do if the high life gets too much?
  • A red-backed shrike

    Weatherwatch
    Varied spring weather in UK brought host of rare migratory birds

    Golden orioles and unprecedented number of red-backed shrikes among species spotted by birders

17 July 2024

  • A Stegosaurus skeleton on display, with a man leaning in to photograph it

    Largest, most intact stegosaurus fossil ever found sells for $44.6m

  • OrangeRoughypixie

    Orange roughy are at risk from overfishing. But there is money to be made!

  • A small dark fox sits in sunlight on an outcrop covered in plants.

    The age of extinction
    Winning images of the 2024 BigPicture natural world photography competition

  • Photograph: Oneworld Picture/Alamy

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: The elephant vanishes: how a circus family went on the run – podcast

16 July 2024

  • California researchers set up webcam to collect data on rattlesnakes without disturbing them

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    Rattlesnake 'mega den' with as many as 2,000 snakes livestreaming from Colorado – video

  • Spade-toothed beaked whales have never been seen alive

    0:32

    The world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach - video

  • An adult oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercus, resting on a begonia leaf.

    Country diary
    Country diary: A master of flight meets its match

  • A Russell's viper snake coiled on the grass

    Snakes beware: reptiles targeted across Bangladesh after rise in sightings of Russell’s viper

15 July 2024

  • Helen Sullivan

    The nature of ...
    A hairy caterpillar: a ginger toupee, twitching cartoonishly

    Helen Sullivan
    When I was in school, for a few weeks every year, caterpillars were the most exciting thing happening
  • A bear crossing a road

    Romania to step up cull of brown bears after hiker killed

    MPs approve cull of 481 bears this year, up from 220 last year, to control ‘overpopulation’ of protected species

    • ‘I couldn’t get him to move’: dog owners struggle through US heatwave

    • The pet I'll never forget
      The pet I’ll never forget: Misty the cat, who died in my arms and drained all the colour from the world

    • Former chief vet speaks for first time since his explosive report alleging animal abuse triggered inquiry

14 July 2024

  • A fox standing on a city street

    Outfoxed: the ‘smart’ ferals are adapting to Australian cities, and wreaking havoc in the bush

    It’s not entirely clear if fox numbers are on the rise in urban areas, but research shows they are learning to avoid hazards such as dogs and poisonous baits

13 July 2024

  • Bat spreadeagled on a table

    The rural network, Victoria
    Wildlife Victoria’s Travelling Veterinary Services team – in pictures

    The service launched in 2022 in response to a statewide veterinary worker shortage and a critical gap in round-the-clock wildlife veterinary support
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