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Northumberland Wildlife Trust volunteers found the equivalent of 225 litres of used vegetable oil left on its Northumberlandia site on Monday morning

Project aims to help save molluscs after fall in numbers caused by habitat loss, pollution, the climate crisis and human exploitation

Once-extinct, bitterns make booming ‘foghorn’ noise to attract mates with 228 calling males counted in last breeding period

Brendon Common, Exmoor, Devon: It’s sunny on the moor, the rising temperature waking the reptiles

Australia has embarked on an experiment to create a market for biodiversity. No, we’re not talking about buying and selling wildlife, although, sadly, there is a black market for that. This is about repairing and restoring landscapes, providing habitat for threatened species and getting business and philanthropy to help pay…

No longer a theoretical threat, overfishing across the globe has wiped out species from areas where they once thrived

Police said they had "been advised" the animal was released into the Caboolture River, but it has not been located and its condition is unknown.

There's never been a better time to go prawning according to a Bundaberg fisherman, who says the crustaceans are bigger and more abundant than he has seen in years.

Lolita the killer whale has been held captive at Miami Seaquarium in Florida, US, since 1970 after she was dragged from the waters in Washington when she was just 4-years-old