If you’re a black-tailed deer on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington, you’re always surrounded by friends and family. You are free-range, with abundant food to forage in familiar woods and meadows. But you’re also vigilant because you’re a prey species and your ideal habitat is also home to your top predators: […]
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VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month August 2026
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Month” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. By popular request the number of images to be selected has been increased to six. First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically. Select the SIX images you like best […]
How Agricultural Properties Can Support Wildlife
Agricultural land can produce a significant amount of natural habitat for wildlife, if landowners take care to think about the impact that their operations have on the local ecology. From fields and pastures, to forests and ponds, there are numerous opportunities to create and maintain wildlife habitats. It is possible to both care for and […]
“You’re looking at one of the wildest landscapes on Earth and watching a species that almost nobody has ever studied.“
Researchers have uncovered new information about a rare rodent known as the Wolffsohn’s viscacha, allowing them to reclassify the species from Data Deficient to Endangered on Argentina’s national Red List. The Wolffsohn’s viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni) is a relatively large rodent, measuring approximately 470mm from head to rear, with the tail extending up to 305mm. Looking like a cross between […]
Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to fund marmot research receive crypto boost
Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to help save long-running research into marmots have raised more than $100,000 after harnessing the support of another, very modern, funding avenue – cryptocurrency. The 60-year project of continuous study of marmots – stout, ground-dwelling rodents that are the largest members of the squirrel family – across the US west […]
It has piercing blue-grey eyes, a 2m wingspan, a spectacular shaggy crest – and is powerful enough to take monkeys in its deadly talons
The Philippine eagle is one of the world’s largest and rarest birds of prey. Found only in the Philippines, this forest raptor has piercing blue-grey eyes, a wingspan that can exceed 2m and a spectacular shaggy crest that lends it a certain star quality. Powerful enough to take monkeys – hence its historic name, the […]
‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild
The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and snacks donated by the public. Their contact with carers was limited to two people. Then, after up to a year in rehabilitation, they returned home to the wilds of British Columbia. “It’s a feelgood thing – people […]
How Wildlife Photographers Can Tell Better Conservation Stories
Wildlife photography has a habit of rewarding the cleanest frame. A tight portrait with sharp eyes, soft light, and nothing distracting in the background will usually look great. For conservation work, though, some of those “distractions” may be the most useful part of the photograph. A road behind a deer, fishing line near a seabird, […]