Chemicals occuring in de-icing substances could have a detrimental effect on frog populations

The number of beehives in the UK has dropped by 75 per cent in the last 100 years

Conservationists warn the situation in the Doñana National Park in Spain – visited by millions of migratory birds every year – is ‘already critical’

Conservationists plan to reintroduce 'alala birds, which according to traditional Hawaiian beliefs act as a spirit guide for the souls of the dead, back into the wild after the last ones outside zoos died out in 2002

The two boys had to be taken to hospital for rabies shots

Scientific paper arguing cross-breeds should be sold as meat to Asian countries causes uproar among animal activists

Scientists are keen to understand why the speckled wood is thriving at a time when three quarters of the UK's butterflies are in decline

Plastic beads in facewash 'can even end up in the seafood on our plate,' says Greenpeace

‘All the stories are doing the rounds now’, says owner of zoo that recently lost a lynx

Researchers discover birds understand special calls made by honey-hunters to attract their attention

Footage shows primates displaying grief and mourning following death of loved one

Seventeen lions were rounded up after a teenger was dragged from his bed

Buzz off: One simple tactic to prevent swarms of stinging insects invading your picnic

Man let off with caution for setting 'barbaric' bird of prey traps on land owned by friends of the royal family

Conservationists can now observe mating rituals of the endangered species

A tree in Norfolk, nicknamed Betty, was predicted to show a very high tolerance to the disease

Wildlife officials say they are concerned about the elk population in the area

New research shows Asian honey bees use a sliding scale of 'vibrational pulse' to warn colleagues of danger

Emma Townshend asks if we can save one of our most familiar, and yet special, trees