Leading conservation and animal rights charities have urged Fisheries Minister Fisheries Richard Benyon to stand by his promise to establish a network of ‘Marine Protected Zones’ – areas of ocean where human activity is restricted – and set out a clear timetable within which it can be achieved. 

The energy services firm agrees to pay fine and $55m donation to wildlife charity

Threat of flash flooding as localised, torrential downpours hit sun-baked ground

Footage has been viewed over 2.5m times on YouTube since it was posted

A £2,000 reward has been offered to trace suspects who killed a young dolphin in a hit-and-run boating incident.

An appeal for the public to report tree disease has merely revealed our arboreal ignorance

Government proposals to ban all wild animals from travelling circuses should be watered down to allow zebras, camels, reindeer and snakes to stay on the road, MPs have recommended.

Duma had been rubbing his face against the cage when Lauren Fagen decided to kiss his fur

‘Highly suspicious’ disappearance of prized raptors prompts new legal measures

The sound diverts them from the business of nesting

Labour MP Tom Harris has quit the frontbench - saying he was unable to juggle the responsibility with his family life.

Concerns have been raised about the suffering of badgers in the forthcoming pilot culls, after official documents were released detailing how welfare impacts will be assessed.

RSPB and locals will fight to protect marsh used by migratory birds at Dungeness

Police investigate whether human error led to the death of the 24-year-old victim