Invertebrates
Aircraft deployed to track migrating hawk-moths
A recent study tagged the insects and followed their movements across Europe.
18/09/2022
Other wildlife
Browse all our articles on mammals and invertebrates, covering a huge variety of subjects from conservation and scientific discoveries to animal behaviour and identification.
Invertebrates
Research reveals patterns of winners and losers among Britain's moths
Woodland moths are faring well, but moths associated with moorland show stronger declines than those in other habitats.
11/09/2022
Other wildlife
Mass pheasant releases linked to severe declines in reptile populations
Predation by the gamebirds caused local extinctions in scarcer squamate species.
08/09/2022
Other wildlife
Climate threat to Scotland's arctic-alpine plants
Scientists are warning that climate change is pushing Scotland's rare arctic-alpine plants to the brink of extinction.
27/07/2022
Other wildlife
One in five reptile species threatened with extinction
A 15-year study assessed more than 10,000 species and delivered a worrying verdict.
22/05/2022
Mammals
Orcas successfully hunt world's largest animal
A population of Killer Whales off Western Australia has been observed hunting multiple Blue Whales.
19/02/2022
Mammals
Albatrosses documented diving to unparalleled depths
Individuals were logged diving three times deeper – and for much longer – than previously known.
03/02/2022
Invertebrates
Moth and butterfly news: July 2021
Will Langdon summarises July's Lepidoptera action.
19/08/2021
Invertebrates
Moth and butterfly news: May-June 2021
After a slow start to May, Britain's Lepidoptera species took full advantage of the blistering June heat. Will Langdon rounds up the action.
25/07/2021
Other wildlife
Moth and butterfly news: January-April 2021
Will Langdon gets the year's Lepidoptera summaries underway with a look at highlights from the first quarter of 2021.
25/05/2021
Invertebrates
Focus on: Southern Small White
Will Langdon profiles this rapidly expanding European butterfly and pin-points what to look for in a potential British vagrant.
01/05/2021
Other wildlife
Moth and butterfly news: November 2020
Will Langdon rounds up this year's final flurry of Lepidoptera action from across Britain and Ireland.
18/12/2020
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