Cranes return to the UK due to rewilding effort in Somerset

Ministers pledge £90m to help save birds, beavers and beetles from extinction

Wildlife populations in the UK have fallen by a third since 1970 and one in six species are at risk of extinction

Critically Endangered Hawksbill Turtle’s Emotional Ocean Rescue and Release Has Us in Tears

We love a good comeback, and this one features a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle named Bear who beat some seriously tough odds. Found stranded on an Australian beach in December 2025 in grave condition, Bear spent months in intensive rehabilitation before being released back into the ocean off Port Stephens, Australia, in March 2026. Bear was discovered stranded on a beach in December 2025 and brought to Mudgeroo Wombat & Wildlife Ref…

A Critically Endangered Wolf Species Is Mounting A Wild Comeback

"This is really huge for this subspecies," Tina Hunter Burnam, San Francisco Zoo's Curator of Carnivores, said.

Cranes return to the UK due to rewilding effort in Somerset

Cranes are still on the endangered species list but there are now 87 breeding pairs in Somerset, say conservationists.

Record year for Scotland’s tallest bird after return from extinction

Scotland's tallest species of bird had a record breeding season in 2025 following its return from extinction in the country.