Life
Baby boom for the kakapo, New Zealand’s critically endangered parrot
There are fewer than 150 adult kakapo in New Zealand, but this year’s bumper crop of almost 90 chicks renews hope that the bird can be saved from extinction
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Life
Secretive new frog species from ancient lineage discovered in India
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Comment
Smugglers are profiting from our failure to define endangered species
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Life
Is the idea of species now more trouble than it is worth?
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Comment
Japan’s plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales
News
Life
Endangered relative of the hedgehog may be thriving in Vietnam
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Life
Wild populations of animals have crashed by 60 per cent
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Life
Why alligators, wolves and mountain lions are turning up in odd places
Features
Earth
Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet
Features
Life
The largest of Madagascar’s endemic lemurs needs a helping hand
Most of the 107 lemur species are at risk and the child-sized indri is no exception, being a victim of hunting and habitat loss to slash-and-burn agriculture
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Environment
Biodiversity may prove to be the defining issue of our age
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Life
Is life on Earth really at risk? The truth about the extinction crisis
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Life
How dodgy sausages are saving a cute marsupial from toxic toads
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Life
This crocodile emerging from the gloom sure seems happy to see you
Regulars