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Thursday: A plan to save the swift parrot from extinction was watered down to protect the logging industry, new documents reveal. Plus: have we hit peak Daniel Johns?

England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham encountered some unexpected resistance when masked protesters turned up to ambush his grouse hunt, with police called to intervene

Male elephant Pom Pam killed handler Supachai Wongfaed, 32, at a rubberwood plantation in Thailand's Phang Nga province, with police saying the animal went "crazy" in the heat

Spider mating season is starting, so expect to see more and more arachnids in your home - but you can try these tips to keep them away

In the video a diver can be seen calmly facing the shark to show she's not prey and then reaching out to grab the massive creature by the nose

In July, the monarch butterfly was added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to its red list of threatened species, a recognition that the insect’s continuing decline could lead to extinction. Though the monarch population increased 35% from December 2020 to December 2021, its numbers overall have been…

Campaigners accused of ‘scaremongering’ despite tests of algal bloom in lake exceeding WHO guidelines

Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to unloved Australian animals that need our help.

Sandy, Bedfordshire: This old perch has the saggy look of a plastic shark with a slow puncture, but it’s still king of the weir