Wildlife
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UK lags behind Bolivia and Bosnia in banning the use of wild animals, such as lions, tigers, zebras and camels, in travelling circuses
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A puffed up owl and snow-laced trees bring a touch of winter to this week’s round-up of stunning images from the natural world
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Conservationist Richard Bonham’s 40-year campaign to protect Africa’s wildlife has led him from Kenya’s savannah to trinket shops in Hong Kong. To stop the slaughter, he says, action must be taken at both ends of the supply chain
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Country Diary: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey: Straightened up again, head cocked at 45 degrees, the heron looks more purposeful, eyeing one of the salmon that lurk here
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Officials at Kruger national park said crocodile grabbed man who was trying to retrieve golf balls from water
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GrrlScientist: A newly-published study by a team of Australian scientists reveals that inflated pufferfish do not hold their breath -- refuting a common widespread belief.
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Janaki Lenin: Scared residents of Talawade in Karnataka are calling for forest officials to recapture a tiger, suspected of killing a woman and chasing vehicles, that has been released into a wildlife reserve near their village
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Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein’s cheetah photographs for International Cheetah Day
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Range of pharmaceuticals found in fish, clams and sea urchins in waters around two research stations, says New Zealand researchers
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Eradication effort to protect the island’s wildlife from millions of invasive rats, which will feed on the brains of live seabird chicks, starts in 2015
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Bird-watcher strolling in Ruffey Lake Park smelled a ‘pungent odour’ before stumbling across the rotting 1.2m reptile
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Numbers of Gilbert’s potoroo – the world’s rarest marsupial – triple in the 20 years since species was rediscovered in Western Australia
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Radiocarbon dating of fossils suggests the big beasts were driven from Arctic regions of North America by a cooling climate
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Letters: We became aware as evening fell of a noise all round the house. Every bush and tree was alive with birds
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We asked you to share your November pictures of the wildlife around the world with which we share our outdoor spaces. Here’s our pick of the best of themJoin in this month’s Wildlife on your doorstep via GuardianWitness
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It’s December already and the northern hemisphere is preparing itself for more wintry weather conditions. The southern hemisphere on the other hand is getting ready for warm summer months ahead. We’d love to see your photos of the December wildlife near you
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Corrective surgery in New Zealand on the tip of the little kiwi’s bill means it will be able to lead a normal life
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Scientists say new channel will herald arrival of more invasive species, with potentially harmful impact on region as a whole
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Researchers’ souvenir outlet has to close after pressure from local traders and the Ecuador government, denying Darwin group a precious $8,000 a week in sales to tourists
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South American nation wants UN to raise awareness of the animal family, which includes alpacas and dromedary camels
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The best of this week’s images from the natural world include one artistic dodo, two cheeky monkeys and whole family of elephants
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Urgent action required to save white-throated snapping turtle amid fears that loss of eggs and hatchlings is crippling the population, says Queensland researcher
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Zoo relies on public donations after retailer, whose Christmas ad is about boy seeking friend for his lonely penguin, disappoints
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Johnny Langenheim: Major reef system in south-east Asia could be unusually resilient to climate change, Catlin Seaview Survey suggests
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Frogspawn spotted in Cornwall, months before the usual spring spawning time, is earliest sighting in almost a decade
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Raptor and Nedry, the new Boyd’s forest dragons at Wild Life Sydney zoo, were born two days apart, each weighing only a few grams
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Images retrieved from 22-year-old’s phone reveal final moments before Rutgers University student was mauled to death by 300lb animal
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Tokyo’s chief negotiator at the International Whaling Commission attacks ‘eco-imperialist’ countries who want a ‘stupid’ ban on hunting
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France has two months to justify ‘environmental deterioration’ involved in the Sivens dam project
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Study reveals seals along the coast of the Netherlands are switching from eating fish to eating mammal
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India’s second city is home to an estimated 20 million people ... and 21 leopards. How do the residents live with their big-cat neighbours?
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Gut parasite will increase in prevalence across northern Europe as temperatures rises, leading to honey bee losses
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Country Diary Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: Dead-nettles ignore the messed up seasons
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Animal charity says that around double the usual number of hedgehogs are being brought in to be nurtured back to health
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Guardian Environment Network Scientists plan to go in search of the world’s rarest chameleon