Wildlife & Nature
Celebrates wild animals and natural habitats, featuring stories, photography, and insights into the behavior, beauty, and challenges faced by wildlife around the world.
Shark discovered in Antarctic waters has survival superpowers
Sleeper sharks live extraordinarily long lives and can thrive in near-freezing ocean temperatures near Earth's poles. Scientists with the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre captured footage of a sleeper shark, one of the ocean's rare and mysterious long-lived species.
World Nature Photography awards 2026 – in pictures
The World Nature Photography awards have announced the winners for 2026 and Australian Jono Allen has taken out the top prize.
‘That’s a losing battle’: baboon incursions cause tense human-wildlife standoff in Cape Town
At the edge of Da Gama Park, where the Cape Town suburb meets the mountain, baboons jumped from the road to garden walls to roofs and back again. Children from South African navy families living in the area’s modest houses played in the street.
As animals freeze and starve in extreme cold, a Long Island nature center works around the clock to save them
New York wildlife volunteers say cries for help are pouring in about animals struggling in the record cold and persistent snow this winter.
We don’t need to control pigeons – just the people who feed them
Dr Dave Dawson and Paul Roberts advise on how to combat pigeon invasions – but Nicholas Milton says we should celebrate these remarkable birds and David Jobbins suggests letting nature takes its course.
How do you rescue a 410-pound manatee from a Florida storm drain?
The manatee was discovered by chance when city surveyors were conducting routine work. Brevard County Fire Rescue and Public Works rescue personnel collaborated with other groups to help save a manatee in Melbourne Beach, Florida, on Feb. 9, 2026.
Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide
The number of people killed or bitten by sharks in unprovoked attacks globally increased significantly in 2025, a report published on Wednesday has found, while a single Florida county maintained its crown as the so-called shark bite capital of the world.
The World’s Last Truly Wild Horses Are Thriving at Chernobyl
Ever since the nuclear disaster of 1986, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has taken on a second life as an animal haven of sorts. This toxic zone is now crawling with life no one expected.
Shark discovered in Antarctic waters has survival superpowers
Sleeper sharks live extraordinarily long lives and can thrive in near-freezing ocean temperatures near Earth's poles. Scientists with the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre captured footage of a sleeper shark, one of the ocean's rare and mysterious long-lived species.
World Nature Photography awards 2026 – in pictures
The World Nature Photography awards have announced the winners for 2026 and Australian Jono Allen has taken out the top prize.
‘That’s a losing battle’: baboon incursions cause tense human-wildlife standoff in Cape Town
At the edge of Da Gama Park, where the Cape Town suburb meets the mountain, baboons jumped from the road to garden walls to roofs and back again. Children from South African navy families living in the area’s modest houses played in the street.
As animals freeze and starve in extreme cold, a Long Island nature center works around the clock to save them
New York wildlife volunteers say cries for help are pouring in about animals struggling in the record cold and persistent snow this winter.
We don’t need to control pigeons – just the people who feed them
Dr Dave Dawson and Paul Roberts advise on how to combat pigeon invasions – but Nicholas Milton says we should celebrate these remarkable birds and David Jobbins suggests letting nature takes its course.
How do you rescue a 410-pound manatee from a Florida storm drain?
The manatee was discovered by chance when city surveyors were conducting routine work. Brevard County Fire Rescue and Public Works rescue personnel collaborated with other groups to help save a manatee in Melbourne Beach, Florida, on Feb. 9, 2026.
Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide
The number of people killed or bitten by sharks in unprovoked attacks globally increased significantly in 2025, a report published on Wednesday has found, while a single Florida county maintained its crown as the so-called shark bite capital of the world.
The World’s Last Truly Wild Horses Are Thriving at Chernobyl
Ever since the nuclear disaster of 1986, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has taken on a second life as an animal haven of sorts. This toxic zone is now crawling with life no one expected.
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