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Conservationists hail government-backed projects led by farmers and landowners to revive biodiversity

Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, was sailing off the coast of French Guiana in a seven-metre wooden boat when it began taking on water - but luckily he had a freezer on board

This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between predators (all in the name of science).

In seahorses and pipefish, it is the male that gets pregnant and gives birth. Seahorse fathers incubate their developing embryos in a pouch located on their tail.

Each year, usually autumn, swarms of harlequins - sometimes in their thousands - crawl into people's homes

The 49-foot humpback whale, named Fran by researchers, came to shore in Half Moon Bay

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its ability to regenerate its spinal cord, heart and limbs. These amphibians also readily make new neurons throughout their lives. In 1964, researchers observed that adult axolotls could regenerate parts of their brains, even if a large section was completely…

Environment groups call on federal minister to reject NSW government’s ‘deeply flawed’ Cumberland Plain conservation plan

DEFRA has offered guidance to land managers, the public and conservation groups to curb the impact of the disease in wild birds