The life-cycle of bats and the threats to their existence

Guest writer Ross Stevens delves into the world of bats and finds that many species are facing an uncertain future as human society continues to encroach on their natural habitat. 

Extraordinary discovery of a coral reef off the coast of Iraq

Several colourful Ophiotheia venusta brittle stars wrap around octocoral Menella sp in the newly discovered reef.

A remarkable coral reef appears to be thriving in the murky waters of the northern Persian Gulf, despite seemingly harsh environmental conditions. 

Thriving chimpanzee population discovered in remote Congolese forest

The extraordinary Bili-Uele forest may be one of the few places left in Africa with such a large continuous population of chimpanzees.

An extensive survey of an isolated region in northern Democratic Republic of Congo has uncovered one of the largest remaining populations of Eastern chimpanzee which, until now, had been completely unknown to science. 

Map highlights areas of greatest risk to turtles in the Atlantic

A leatherback turtle with a newly attached satellite tag returns to the sea.

Satellite data predicts nine danger zones in the Atlantic where leatherback turtles are most susceptible to unintentional capture by fishing gear. 

Badgers busy building more setts

Things are looking better for the badger as the number of setts across England rises.

A new survey has found that the total number of badger setts across England and Wales has increased over the last 25 years, but what does this mean for actual badger numbers?