I love going back to the same riverside path at the edge of the city. It’s so familiar, but thanks to nature no visit is…
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Dominica’s mountain chicken frog disappears in ‘fastest extinction ever recorded’
They were once so numerous they were cooked as the national dish of Dominica. Every year, thousands of mountain chicken frogs, roasted with garlic and…
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When it comes to avoiding unwanted male attention, researchers have found some frogs take drastic action: they appear to feign death. Researchers say the findings…
View More Female frogs appear to fake death to avoid unwanted advances, study showsChemical cocktails harmful to wildlife found in 81% of English rivers and lakes
Chemical cocktails that are harmful to wildlife have been found in 81% of river and lake sites tested in England, a study has found. Wildlife…
View More Chemical cocktails harmful to wildlife found in 81% of English rivers and lakesLost and found: the rediscovery that became ‘Leonardo DiCaprio’s frog’
“At first, it’s hard to believe – you need to convince yourself it’s not a dream,” says the Ecuadorian biologist Elicio Tapia. “When you find…
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Things change fast this time of year. One moment it feels like summer, the next like deepest winter. New migrants arrive every day. One morning…
View More Country diary: A race against time for this thick broth of frogspawnFrog regrows amputated leg after drug treatment
A frog has regrown a lost leg after being treated with a cocktail of drugs in a significant advance for regenerative medicine. The African clawed…
View More Frog regrows amputated leg after drug treatmentBison, beavers and bog moss: eight new species to look out for in the UK in 2022
Rewilding has been one of the big environmental stories of 2021, with successful species reintroductions and the return of wildlife previously thought extinct or critically…
View More Bison, beavers and bog moss: eight new species to look out for in the UK in 2022‘Who doesn’t love a turtle?’ The teenage boys on a mission – to rewild Britain with reptiles
The new enterprise taking shape on a strip of derelict land beside a garden centre in Leek, Staffordshire, would be extraordinary at any time. But…
View More ‘Who doesn’t love a turtle?’ The teenage boys on a mission – to rewild Britain with reptiles