Conservation
Editors' picks
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Forests under threat
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Endangered primates
Nearly half of all primates are in danger of becoming extinct. Here are some of the species under threat
Latest multimedia
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Species and habitats found in recommended marine conservation zones – in pictures (8 pictures)
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National parks landscape photo competition – in pictures (12 pictures)
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WWF Living Planet Report: Monitoring Global Biodiversity (14 pictures)
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Peru's mysterious dolphin and pelican deaths - in pictures (17 pictures)
Most recent
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19 Jun 2012:The prince said people involved in the illegal trade were 'ignorant, selfish and utterly wrong'
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18 Jun 2012:
The RSPB vice-president John Lawton hits out at the chancellor for his comments on the habitats directive
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18 Jun 2012:
A robust little beetle, around 4mm long, with limbs adapted for digging
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18 Jun 2012:
A reddish-brown heart urchin around 7cm long
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18 Jun 2012:
A bee-like hoverfly, with a wingspan around 28mm
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18 Jun 2012:
A female larva of this species attaches itself to a crab and grows branching routes through the unfortunate host
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18 Jun 2012:
A small, pretty fly with a lime green thorax. The male has conspicuous white wing tips
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18 Jun 2012:
A 12-tentacled anemone with W-shaped markings down each of its limbs
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18 Jun 2012:
This species of solitary bee, was, until recently, thought to have been extinct in the UK since 1946
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18 Jun 2012:
This sea slug has a delicate leaf-shaped body up to 5cm in length, tapering off to a point
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18 Jun 2012:
Squid-like sea slug
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18 Jun 2012:
Dusky-winged wasp, around 10mm long
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18 Jun 2012:
Help us popularise 10 more British species by giving them a colourful common name
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15 Jun 2012: On the eve of Rio+20 the environment secretary talks of natural capital, saving bees and defending George Osborne's record
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14 Jun 2012:
'The year 2015 will probably see the emergence of white-fish land-all obligations'
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Threatened species
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Latest from the environment blog
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Callum Roberts' Ocean of Life is a manifesto for marine management
Leo Hickman,7 Jun 2012 07.30 BST -
National park seeks glowworm spotters
Martin Wainwright,6 Jun 2012 17.00 BST -
The buzzard U-turn is welcome but the fight doesn't end there
1 Jun 2012 12.18 BST -
Photographing dragonflies is easier than you think
31 May 2012 14.28 BST -
Who's got their hands on all our fish?
John Sauven,29 May 2012 12.56 BST
Latest comment
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4 Jun 2012George Monbiot: Anything that can't be shot and eaten is shot and hung from a gibbet. The aristocracy is back in charge, destroying Britain's wildlife
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29 May 2012Jessie Jowers: You told us: A community of bee guardians have come together to create a habitat into which the bumblebee can be released
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24 May 2012Fernando Meirelles: Brazil has a proud record of protecting the environment, but a bill allowing deforestation would undermine the Rio+20 summit
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24 May 2012George Monbiot: the government has no responsibility to protect pheasant shoots from our native wildlife, so why is Defra pushing a plan that will damage a protected species?
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22 May 2012Martin Attrill and Monty Halls: This year's International Day for Biological Diversity is dedicated to marine life. We must care for our oceans as we do our land
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