The four Sumatran tiger cubs were the first ever to be born at Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury in Kent, on April 9. The park is hailing their birth as a significant boost for the future of Sumatran tigers, with less than 400 remaining in the wild www.itv.com/news/meridia...

This week, conservationists released up to 100 eastern barred bandicoots onto Phillip Island, a populated coastal island near Melbourne. Each one of the rabbit-sized marsupials had been carefully bred to increase their chances of survival in the wild. www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/f...

Rathlin Island has officially been declared ferret free a conservation achievement that helps secure the future of Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony. Rathlin Island is home to over 250,000 seabirds www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

In mid Wales lies the RSPB’s Gwenffrwd Dinas nature reserve,a landscape of rare Celtic rainforests,uplands and valleys.Between the two separate parts of the reserve sits Gallt y Bere,96ha of rare habitat that The RSPB now have a opportunity to secure for nature. www.rspb.org.uk/donate/recon...

Scientists warn of long-term damage from cuts at Australian science agency.Cuts at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have put a crucial environmental research programme“at real risk”,marine scientists have warned www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Scotland made history last week by becoming the first UK country to introduce a legal requirement that should see nesting bricks for Swifts included in new buildings. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

The share of electricity from renewables in countries less than 25% in 2024 included Malta (10.7%),Czechia (17.9%), Luxembourg (20.5%), Hungary and Cyprus (both 24.1%) and Slovakia (24.9%).

A new report from the UNU warns that decades of deforestation,pollution,soil degradation,water overallocation,and chronic groundwater depletion compounded by global heating have caused irreversible damage to the planet’s water supply and its ability to bounce back. www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...

Each point on the graph is the average of thousands of observations of flowering plants made by citizen scientists across the UK during New Year period in the last 10 years from 2016 to 2025.

A new intertribal land trust has acquired 10,000 acres of land along the Klamath River from former dam operator PacifiCorp. The land transfer is a key step in restoring the river basin's ecosystem following the removal of four dams. eu.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Italian paleontologists have uncovered thousands of dinosaur footprints on a near-vertical rock face more than 2,000 metres above sea level in the Stelvio National Park, a discovery they say is among the world's richest sites for the Triassic period. www.reuters.com/science/thou...

California wildlife officials announced this week that protections for several mountain lion populations,from the Bay Area and Central Coast to Southern California,are warranted under the California Endangered Species Act.The final decision will come in February. worldanimalnews.com/2025/12/12/a...

Total estimated health costs of four major toxic chemical groups exceed the combined annual profits of the world’s 100 largest publicly listed companies

Over 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines.Over 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies,on Dassen Island and Robben Island,died between 2004 and 2012 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Indonesia has sent reinforcements to a National Park on Sumatra island after a forestry task force command post was destroyed in response to palm oil plantation seizures www.reuters.com/business/env...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River, creating a powerful new mechanism to protect the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Flat oysters are in trouble. Once abundant in Europe, overharvesting, disease, and invasive species have threatened populations across the continent.Some of the few remaining naturally occurring disease-free populations are in Sweden and Norway. www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

6 lions rescued from a roadside zoo in Quebec have found their forever homes,after months of recovery and expert care at Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Ontario,they move to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas and The Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota worldanimalnews.com/2025/10/22/s...

Funding for first phase of £3.6 million nature project.Plans to restore a 418 square kilometre area of east Worcestershire have taken a step forward after £94,815 was awarded to Worcestershire Wildlife Trust by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2552655...

Researchers show that warming in the tropical Pacific,home to some of the world’s most productive fisheries may not trigger the severe declines predicted by earlier models. Instead, the region’s fisheries could remain productive even as ocean temperatures rise. www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/10...

New marine mammal ventilator enables ‘landmark’ sea lion surgery The ventilator is said to be a world-first in marine mammal anaesthesia.A novel ventilator for marine mammals has enabled a pair of endangered Australian sea lions to undergo “landmark” cataract surgery www.vettimes.com/news/vets/ex...