Police show the Guardian around hotspots for a rural crime that has links to international gangs – and is on the rise ...

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Featuring photography from leading wildlife photographers across Britain, take a moment out from the stresses of parliamentary life to be enchanted by this week-long exhibition Those who spend time in ...

The UK Government has today launched its highly anticipated Animal Welfare Strategy for England 2025. According to Ministers, ...

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New research confirms cases of a rabbit virus found in hares. The first UK cases of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2) have been detected in dead hares found in two locations -- Essex and ...

Aesop's tale of the tortoise and the hare, describing how the cocky hare takes a nap midway through race, leaving the slow-moving tortoise to plod on to victory, is a fable frequently applied to all ...

While walking in the Dorset countryside you may be lucky enough to spot a brown hare – introduced into Britain at least 2,000 years ago for hunting purposes. Hares can be identified firstly by their ...

The Peak District’s population of mountain hares may be higher than estimated, according to a groundbreaking nocturnal count of a species feared to be under threat. Between two and five times as many ...

Snowshoe hares in the Yukon’s Kluane area are increasingly standing out from their surroundings, according to a study published earlier this month — and researchers are wondering whether that will ...

Between BuzzFeed and London Centric, Waterson was a media reporter at The Guardian; earlier this year, he took a buyout along with a few other prominent journalists as the paper looked to save costs.