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September 2026

  • An algae-covered chicken liver sponge

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    Could this humble sea sponge clean up the world’s ports?

  • A person harnesses a team of sled dogs beside a wooden sled on snow, with icy cliffs behind, in the Arctic Circle

    Scaring monkeys? Detecting bedbugs? Meet the elite working dogs – in pictures

    Gallery15
  • Ninety kākāpō chicks were officially added to the population of the critically endangered birds on 1 September, a record high

    Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot

  • a donkey in a pasture

    Georgia police officer put on leave after family’s pet donkey killed during search

  • Leah Stewart with her daughter. She was attacked by a shark at Sydney's Coogee beach in June.

    ‘It was like fighting a dinosaur’: Sydney shark attack survivor recalls left hook that helped save her life

  • Gannets with yellow heads perch and preen on the rocky cliffs of Bass Rock

    Country diary
    Country diary: For the gannets of Bass Rock, it’s a slow road to recovery

  • Marmots Climate ResearchA marmot named 9 sits outside of her den Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Gothic, Colo. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

    ‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner in inaugural Fat Marmot Week contest

  • A cat being held by a vet

    Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change

  • an alligator on grass

    Louisiana gears up for first recreational alligator hunt in more than 50 years

    State to offer up to 5,000 trappers chance to snare reptiles whose numbers have risen to 3m from fewer than 100,000
  • A grey wolf stands on rocky terrain, watching a raven perched nearby in Yellowstone

    Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species

    Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging
  • Extreme close-up of an alligator's eye and textured scaly skin, with a vertical slit pupil

    The week in wildlife
    Week in wildlife: a Cornish wallaby, a frazzled opossum and rare Montagu’s harrier chicks

    This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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  • A featherless pink parrot chick sits on a cloth, with an egg visible behind it

    South African police arrest two Thai men for allegedly smuggling parrot eggs

  • A wasp spider on Luke and Katie's farm.

    Country diary
    Country diary: A farm that’s a pocket rocket of rewilding – and a success in the face of opposition

  • A marmot stands upright amid green leafy plants in a field

    Call to ban marmot hunting in France as campaigners say they are ‘killed for fun’

  • A small brown wren perches atop a gorse bush, beak open, singing against a blue sky

    Mood-boosting benefits of birdsong drowned out by traffic noise, study finds

  • A dog winking while holding a bowl in its mouth

    Dogs blink more often when they see owners blinking, study finds

    Scientists say research suggests blinking may have acquired a social relevance in interactions between dogs and people
  • A dog resting on dog bed in front of a fireplace

    The Filter US
    The best dog beds in the US: seven furry-friend tested and approved favorites for indoors and out

    We tried models from Black Lab, K9 Ballistics, Orvis, Znooz, and others to find beds that were long-lasting, washable, and most of all, comfortable.

    • ‘I love rats but we can’t live with them’: the headache of rising rodent populations around the world

    • Wisconsin kitten with 29 toes breaks world record for most toes on a cat

    • Seascape: the state of our oceans
      ‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river

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