The week in wildlife – in pictures

An elk wades through a river in the Shishou Elk national natural reserve in Jingzhou, central…

Tiny plankton tell the ocean’s story – this vast marine mission has been listening

On a clear day, from their small, unassuming warehouse on the south Devon coast, Lance Gregory…

Why you should go animal-free: 18 arguments for eating meat debunked

Whether you are concerned about your health, the environment or animal welfare, scientific evidence is piling…

Wildlife Conservation Society’s stance on meat clarified | Letter

John Vidal’s story (‘Ban on bushmeat’ after Covid-19 but what if alternative is factory farming?, 26…

As UK lockdowns ease, fears grow of return to pre-pandemic crime and pollution levels

Carbon emissions In a sudden realisation of what climate campaigners have been urging for years, flights…