Book review: The Biology and Management of Animal Welfare
A new book is telling us to think again when we are dealing with wild and farmed animals.
A new book is telling us to think again when we are dealing with wild and farmed animals.
Love is in the air, hormones are running high and, with the approach of spring, fascinating courtship rituals are taking place in the natural world.
Annual meadow-grass is a coarse, vigorous grass that can be found on waste ground, bare grassland and in lawns. In some situations, it can be considered a weed.
Volunteer Coordinator, Catherine Haddon, reflects on our first-ever Supporters Day for both volunteers and members.
The Common sexton beetle is one of several burying beetle species in the UK. An undertaker of the animal world, it buries dead animals like mice and birds, and feeds and breeds on the corpses.
Spiny lobster, crawfish, crayfish, rock lobsters - many names, one animal! This pretty lobster was made extinct in many areas through overfishing, but is now making a slow comeback.
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…
Local residents have discovered and recorded several new species of animal in North Manchester parks.
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
This large burrowing bivalve is found on sandy seabeds around much of the UK. It is the longest-lived animal known to man, with one individual found to be 507 years old!