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Conservationists ‘utterly elated’ at arrival of first offspring since release of 25 of the eagles on Isle of Wight

Surfers often talk about how the sport helps them reconnect with nature, but a recent episode involving an otter with a love for surfboards shows just how brittle our love for wildlife really is.

Buxton, Derbyshire: I moved with tai-chi-like slowness among the grass, which seethed with tens of thousands of baby frogs and toads

The cause of the stranding is not known but it is thought the pod may have followed one of the females

Only one whale managed to refloat.

It is thought the pod became stranded on the Isle of Lewis as one of the female whales was giving birth

Decision taken to euthanise few initial survivors on welfare grounds

African wildlife species such as giraffe, zebra and eland (African antelope) and South America’s anacondas are likely to find their way to the Thrissur Zoological Park, Puthur, which is set to open its doors to the public in the first quarter of next year.

Corrected identity of South Indian cicada species, Purana cheeveeda, formerly mistaken for Malaysian species. Research team led by Kalesh Sadasivan found differences in male genitalia & operculum. Possibility of cicadas being geographically & attitudinally restricted, implying high degree of endemism. Study strengthens possibility of cicadas being restricted, indicating deteriorating quality…