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Henry David Thoreau 12 July 1817 - 6 May 1862

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was an American author and philosopher famous for his observations of the natural world and his transcendentalist beliefs

Meerkats hugging each other

Environment

Meerkats in zoos don’t put as much effort into social niceties

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Climate change and nature loss must be tackled together, says report

Environment

Climate change and nature loss must be tackled together, says report

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Water voles released in Yorkshire in boost to endangered species

Life

Water voles released in Yorkshire in boost to endangered species

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Iconic animals are under threat if we breach 1.5°C warming, warns WWF

Environment

Iconic animals are under threat if we breach 1.5°C warming, warns WWF

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starlings

Environment

There are 50 billion wild birds on Earth – but four species dominate

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On the hunt for platypus DNA in Australia's waterways

Environment

On the hunt for platypus DNA in Australia's waterways

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woodland

Earth

Untouched nature was almost as rare 12,000 years ago as it is now

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cheetah

Environment

Just 3 per cent of the land on Earth is still ecologically intact

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Greta Thunberg views a coal mine in Bełchatów, Poland

Environment

Greta Thunberg's amazing year meeting the world's climate scientists

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, a three-part BBC series, follows the teenage climate change activist as she embarks on a year off school to learn from the world’s top environmental scientists and economists

Culture

Environment

Both species of African elephants are now officially endangered

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Life

More than 4000 cheetahs have been trafficked in the past decade

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Environment

Covid-19 stimulus plans are undermining conservation efforts

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Biodiversity