5 amazing spectacles of nature
As the enigmatic Jeff Goldblum once said in the iconic 90s cinema classic Jurassic Park: ‘life finds a way’. No matter how hard the challenge, how far the distance, how tough the conditions, our planet’s fauna keep soldiering on, in a world where half of all wildlife has disappeared over the last 40 years. A … Continued
7 incredible animal migrations
The animal kingdom isn’t averse to travelling great distances to get what it wants. Next time you find yourself moaning about how long it takes you to pop down the shops, consider the struggle of these seven amazing creatures and count yourself lucky you won’t be wading through a crocodile-infested river just to grab your … Continued
Frequent fliers: Arctic terns smash world record for the planet's longest migration
Arctic terns nest in their noisy thousands on the Farne Islands in the UK, and twitchers and scientists have long observed the birds disappearing over the southern horizon at the end of every summer, but until now they didn’t know where they were heading. The enigma has just been solved thanks to the invention of … Continued
Migrating songbirds sex up their repertoire overseas
Some 65 per cent of male European songbirds who leave their northern homes to seek the sun during the winter, spend the off season stretching their vocal chords and rehearsing how to hit the high notes. That might be considered a bit strange when they could be conserving precious energy instead, before a long flight home and busy … Continued
Chasing swans from Russia to England, on a paramotor
An intrepid conservationist is so concerned about the drastic drop in the population of a species of swan, she’s preparing to follow them as they migrate from the Russian Arctic to England, travelling through the air for 4,500 miles and crossing some of the most extreme terrain on the planet while, hanging from a flimsy … Continued