Wildlife
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The week in wildlife – in picturesA fleeing giraffe, a sleeping racoon and a close encounter with a great white shark are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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The world's oldest centre for birds of prey – in picturesInternational Centre for Birds of Prey in Gloucestershire is the world’s oldest dedicated predatory birds centre, caring for hawks, eagles, owls and more
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Can America learn to love the big bad wolf? There are signs of changeThey’ve been called ‘the beast of destruction’ and ‘the abortion issue of wildlife’. But efforts to save the wolf’s population, and perception, are worth celebrating
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Protect Myanmar's marine resources from being pillaged to point of no returnAung San Suu Kyi’s new government must safeguard the ocean from illegal fishing that has depleted stocks by 70-90% and is killing endangered sea turtles and dugongs
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How much do you know about bees? - quizDespite our professed concern for bees, a YouGov poll for Friends of the Earth found that most of us can’t recognise a honey bee. Take the green group’s quiz to see how much you know
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Even eco-protesters show by their actions the disconnection between humanity and the rest of the animate world – which just wants us to leave it aloneThe sea monsters are coming to tell us how little we know of nature
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The fabulous fossils of Messel - a colourful world of birds and beetlesFossil oil shales open a window into the early diversity of mammals and the radiation of birds with spectacular fossils
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Last stand for Europe's remaining ancient forest as loggers prepare to move inGovernment plans to fell Poland’s Białowieża forest have divided families, led to death threats against green campaigners and allegations of an ‘environmental coup’ by government and state timber interests
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Locked up review – yellow is the new orange in this women-in-prison dramaIt’s gripping and gritty, but by far the most menacing thing about this show is the Spanish swearing. Plus, David Attenborough’s Zoo Quest in Colour and Peggy Mitchell bows out of EastEnders
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Sticky fingers: The rise of the bee thievesThe Long Read: Bees have become a billion-dollar business. But who would try to steal them?
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‘The messy limbo that is neither town nor country’Woodland, parkland, marsh and mountain all have their protectors. But who will stand up for our unloved, wildlife-rich in-between spaces?
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Rare whale found on Australian beach believed to be evolutionary throwbackSouth Australian Museum researchers confounded by mysterious teeth previously unseen in beaked whales
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Down to the last three: can science save northern white rhino from extinction?International project will use IVF and stem-cell technology in an attempt to resurrect the species
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Working-class actors can always extend their rangeHigh costs keep the less affluent out of drama schools and careers, but surely acting is about transcending background, not being confined by it?
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Gardens: what to do this weekSow your veg patch with pollinator-friendly flowers, thin out waterlilies, plant diascias
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World's smallest porpoise 'at the edge of extinction' as illegal gillnets take tollNow only 60 of Mexico’s vaquita marina left despite the navy enforcing a ban on the fishing net, latest study shows
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Where land meets sea, an otter has left its markCountry Diary: Eriskay We don’t have to get much nearer to confirm our suspicions that what we’ve found is an otter spraint site
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Horns of a dilemma: retiree to fly 80 South African rhinos to AustraliaFormer sales executive who emigrated to Australia 30 years ago is hatching a daring plan in an attempt to save the species from poachers
Aggressive spiders cause panic on Canada-bound plane