Her first encounter with elephants came as a baby, being nuzzled by one while being held in her mother’s arms.
Scientists have saved one of the rarest trees in the world from extinction after it was added to a global list of threatened plants.
House sparrows appear to be staging something of a comeback after suffering major declines, the Big Garden Birdwatch suggests.
A network of marine reserves could be rolled out across the high seas to protect wildlife hotspots and save species from extinction, a report has said.
Eradicating invasive mammals from 169 islands worldwide would boost the survival chances of a tenth of Earth’s most threatened island species, a study has found.
The number of wildlife crimes in Scotland has fallen by 11%, according to official figures.
The unseasonably warm weather has prompted birds to try nesting, butterflies to emerge and hedgehogs to come out of hibernation early, experts said.
Beavers are to be given legal protection in Scotland, it has been announced.
A TINY hare has been taken into care by the Scottish SPCA after being found orphaned and alone.
WILDLIFE presenter Chris Packham fears some of Scotland’s most iconic birds and animals may have to be allowed to die off – to save others.
ONE of the world’s leading experts on Atlantic salmon believes the iconic fish might be lost to Scotland unless emergency action is launched – including a ban on fishing.