Melissa Jeuken, 31, lands job as goat herder in conservation effort to save species and control firesMelissa Jeuken beat stiff competition to land a high-profile post in Dublin leading a dream team of diligent, focused workers.“They’re a very good crew…
Kansas boy’s insect entry at state fair wins prize – and triggers federal inquiry
Creature was a dead spotted lanternfly – an invasive moth-like bug that has been causing massive damage to plants in eastern statesA young contestant’s proud entry at the Kansas state fair caused a flap when a judge saw the specimen submitted in the bo…
Horror at the Faroes dolphin slaughter is only human – but it risks hypocrisy | Philip Hoare
Our response to a mass cetacean hunt reveals man’s duplicitous attitudes to animalsWitnessing the mass movement of wild animals can seem to be a rebuttal of the disastrous news we hear, daily, of our natural environment. We know they are threatened, in…
A flying great white shark: Chris Fallows’ best photograph
‘Adolescent great whites lurk in the depths waiting for seals. Then they launch themselves at the surface – and their sheer power takes them clear of the water’There is no more iconic species on the planet than the great white shark. Everybody knows wh…
Show Me the Honey: amateur beekeepers to compete in BBC show
Exclusive: seven-part TV series will involve weekly challenges and aims to tap into rising interest in apiariesIt has made The Great British Sewing Bee and spelling bee series Hard Spell but now the BBC is focusing on actual bees – by launching the UK’…
Contents of Karl Lagerfeld’s eight houses up for grabs at Sotheby’s
Bowls used by world’s most spoilt cat among the more than 1,000 lots that belonged to late fashion designerDishes used to feed one of the world’s most pampered cats and hundreds of pairs of fingerless gloves will be among more than 1,000 lots at eight …
Thirteen gorillas test positive for Covid at Atlanta zoo
Western lowland gorillas are believed to have caught the virus from a zookeeperMore than a dozen gorillas have tested positive for Covid-19 at Zoo Atlanta, probably after contracting the virus from a keeper, zoo officials said.Staff were alerted when s…
An actor, two big bees and a lot of experts: a week spent tackling the planet’s problems
World’s largest conservation summit since Covid-19 brought 4,000 people to Marseille to showcase issues and solutions from coral reefs to land protection At times in Marseille’s early autumn sun, pre-pandemic life felt tantalisingly close at the world’…
Surrey heating co-op’s woodland scheme entices rare butterfly to return
Scheme that uses locally harvested woodchip to heat homes of retired sailors yields biodiversity benefitsA low-carbon co-operative that heats the homes of retired sailors has helped one of Britain’s rarest butterflies return to a nearby wood.Springbok …
France threatened with legal action over use of pesticides
Widespread use of chemicals that can harm wildlife means French state has failed to protect the country’s flora and fauna, say NGOSThe French government is being threatened with court action by two NGOs who accuse it of failing to meet its obligations …