Researchers have long speculated that humans introduced spiny-tailed iguanas to Mexico’s remote Clarion Island about 50 years ago. However, a recent study suggests the Clarion iguanas are likely native to the island, arriving long before human colonization of the Americas. Clarion Island is the westernmost and oldest of a small group of islands in Mexico’s […]
Worker interested in taking polar bear photos at Nunavut site before he was killed
Christopher Best told his family not to worry about the pictures of polar bears he was snapping and posting on social media as he worked at a radar site in Nunavut. “Chris said, ‘Well, yeah, they’re not close to us,’” his mother, Shelly Cox, said he told his stepfather on a call shortly before he […]
Rare parrots return to Atlantic Forest fragment after decades of silence
Twenty brilliantly colored red-browed amazons took flight over a reserve holding one of the few remaining intact swaths of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The green-and-red parrots had been missing from Alagoas state for generations. In January 2025, the birds returned home. Researchers say releasing the red-browed amazons (Amazona rhodocorytha) will help the species rebound and […]
Are humans the only primates that use breasts for show?
Humans are unique in developing permanent breasts that send sexual signals, says Stuart Blackman. However, there is another primate with an ostentatious chest. Ethiopian geladas have bald chest patches that are bright red. As the sole grass-eating primates, geladas spend much of their time shuffling around. Squatting hides their backsides, so there’s no point having […]
Kingdom review – David Attenborough never fails to make nature awe-inspiring
As I watch a leopard hunt in Kingdom, the BBC’s latest David Attenborough-narrated documentary, I find myself thinking about a YouGov survey from a few years ago that found that half of Britons wouldn’t take a free trip to the moon, with 11% turning it down because “there isn’t enough to see and do”. As […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month November 2025
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Steve Wagner wins First Prize with his outstanding image ‘Mouth Full’. Donny Van Der Blom wins Second Prize with his inspirational image ‘Rudolf the Reindeer‘. Third Prize goes to Steve Wagner with ‘Crossing Necks‘. Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments […]
Idaho Fish and Game bust ‘network’ of poachers who illegally killed 35 animals
Seventeen men were convicted of poaching crimes in Idaho and two more are at large after a two-year investigation into a “network” of people illegally killing dozens of animals. Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officers led the investigation after discovering a group of hunters they suspected of illegally taking game animals in the […]
Massive turtle bust in Mexico reveals ‘Wild West’ of wildlife trafficking
In undercover raids carried out in late September, Mexican authorities discovered 2,339 wild-caught turtles crammed into bins in five locations in Jalisco and Baja California states. Along with the live reptiles, they found a massive stash of other illegal wildlife products that are coveted as delicacies in East Asia: 1,569 kilograms (3,459 pounds) of sea […]