Environmentalists have condemned the unauthorised release of four hand-reared lynxes into the Scottish countryside, a move they claim is "counterproductive" to the rewilding movement. Eurasian lynx ...

Cranes are still on the endangered species list but there are now 87 breeding pairs in Somerset, say conservationists.

In one of the first and biggest projects of its kind in Scotland, a landscape of more than 1,000 hectares of a globally rare and threatened habitat is being restored near Loch Ness, as part of Britain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. European elk could be reintroduced to the UK for the first time in 3,000 years (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Elk could return to the ...

Humans have always imagined the natural world. From Ice Age cave paintings to the modern day, we depict the animals and ...

Across Europe and beyond, large areas of traditionally farmed landscapes are being abandoned due to biophysical constraints, low farm viability from marginal returns, and demographic change – all of ...

The dark spaces beneath the conifers make it feel as if the mountain bikers are emerging from nowhere. Racing down the hill, they slalom perilously close to the trees, bouncing over roots, rocks, and ...

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A new report from researchers at the University of Derby has highlighted the positive impact that a city park's urban rewilding project is having on both people and nature. Subscribe to our newsletter ...