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Orcas may be tracking salmon using dolphin echolocation and sharing prey in return

Wildlife smuggling is serious organised crime that ‘fuels corruption and drives species to extinction’, Home Office says

Updated estimate reflects more accurate technology and extensive survey work, rather than a true increase in the koala population

Tyrella Beach, County Down: Common scoters are tricky to spot from the shore, but I feel lucky to be seeing them at all

Ecologically important Diadema africanum almost eliminated by unknown disease in Canary Islands

France’s wildlife is in crisis, but the few species that receive real protection show that long-term, well-funded action can reverse the trend, says the World Wildlife Fund France's annual biodiversity report. The challenge is not a lack of solutions, but a lack of commitment.

Claims of an "infestation" of crocodiles is prompting calls for a cull as part of a management plan of the apex predators and to protect regional communities.

A sturdy type of coral that usually withstands bleaching has been hit hard by a combination of heat stress and a disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef.

Human beings in 7th place out of 35 species on monogamy scale, according to a study by Cambridge University

Conservationist who devoted his life to the study and preservation of the African elephant

Previous research linked disappearance of small-brained species to arrival of homo sapiens