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Conservation

Megan Clement

Free Willy lifeline is just a fantasy for France’s last two captive orcas

Environmentalists are fighting to save a pair of killer whales that can’t be released into the wild

Tue 16 Dec 2025

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Simon Barnes
My week as a tawny owl

Mon 8 Dec 2025

My week as a tawny owl
Martha Gill
The more zoos teach us, the harder it is to ignore the cages

Thu 13 Nov 2025

The more zoos teach us, the harder it is to ignore the cages
James Tapper
Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight

Wed 12 Nov 2025

Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight
Genevieve Fox
Watching wolves in Italy

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Watching wolves in Italy
Andrew Anthony
Jonathan C Slaght: ‘I don’t like bears. They’re vindictive’

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Jonathan C Slaght: ‘I don’t like bears. They’re vindictive’
Simon Barnes
The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again

Sat 4 Oct 2025

The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again
James Tapper
300 trawlers defy deep-sea fishing ban

Sat 14 Jun 2025

300 trawlers defy deep-sea fishing ban
Mélanie Gouby
AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants

Fri 13 Jun 2025

AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants
James Tapper
Fishing’s dirty secret spotlit in new Attenborough film

Mon 2 Jun 2025

Fishing’s dirty secret spotlit in new Attenborough film

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