RARE PHOTOS: 29 - The Real Truth

Goblin shark with face ‘not even a mother would love’ seen alive in natural habitat for first time

Elusive creatures have previously only been seen on fishing lines and experts know ‘virtually nothing about them’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12

Country diary: The grisly beauty of an otter postmortem

Cardiff: I still remember my first otter sighting, on a bog in the mid-90s. This, in a lab on a stainless steel table, is something else

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Britain’s favourite butterfly revealed – and it’s a familiar backyard beauty

More than 20,000 votes cast in Butterfly Conservation’s poll of 60 native species to find nation’s favourite for first time

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Crocodiles and Terror: ISIS-Linked Killers Found Guilty in Shocking Murder of British Couple

A South African court convicted three individuals for the 2018 murders of British botanists Rod and Rachel Saunders, linked to ISIS ideology, following a complex investigation involving financial tracking.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10

Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds

Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after heavy rain and landslides, fuelled by climate crisis, in North Sumatra

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean

Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

British couple killed, thrown to Crocodiles; ISIS-linked trio convicted after spending £37,000 on their cards

Three members of an ISIS-linked gang have been convicted of murdering British botanists Rod Saunders and Rachel Saunders before dumping their bodies in a crocodile-infested river in South Africa, bringing an end to a case that remained unresolved for more than eight years.

The Times of India · Jun 10

Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees

Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a result

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals

Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Two key Scottish nature sites in charitable ownership for first time in 320 years

TWO islands off Scotland’s east coast are in charitable ownership for the first time in 320 years, in a bid to safeguard their “awe-inspiring”…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 9