Wildlife crime is notoriously difficult to prove. For species that take decades to reach maturity, losing even a few adults ...

Deception is everywhere in nature. Animals and plants routinely cheat, lie and manipulate for their own benefit. One example ...

It may cause second thoughts in the EU Commission, which has approved several insect species for human consumption ...

Nature's reproductive wonders are revealed as several female animals, including Komodo dragons, sharks, and even birds like ...

You don't need a big budget, much time, or a big garden to give wildlife a helping hand.

From water-jet snipers to exploding sea cucumbers, these creatures fire biological weapons with astonishing precision.

Coiled in self-defence, this armoured creature – the armadillo girdled lizard – turns its body into a formidable fortress to ...

A philanthropic German business owner makes his money selling insecticides, which he campaigns for people not to use in order ...

Large litters are not uncommon in the animal kingdom, but some species give birth to thousands, and even millions, of young.

Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...