Animals

Barracuda, grouper, tuna – and seaweed: Madagascar’s fishers forced to find new ways to survive

The Guardian view on animal welfare: a timely reminder that cruelty is wrong | Editorial

‘Rare’ squirrels set free together after bonding at Florida wildlife hospital

‘Rare’ squirrels set free together after bonding at Florida hospital for injured wildlife

Something gnawed your oak tree? Sink hole in your road? How Zurich’s beaver hotline is reassuring residents

'Unusual' pink platypus spotted in Gippsland, Australia - video

Pink platypus spotted in Gippsland is cute – but don’t get too excited

Pink platypus spotted in Gippsland far from a monochrome monotreme

Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in UK animal cruelty crackdown

Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in England amid animal cruelty crackdown

‘It’s upset us all’: New Forest residents unnerved by man leaving animal carcasses by churches

Hen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England

Country diary: A seal so close I can see its nostrils flaring | Tom Allan

Forget elf on the shelf – these Aussie birds are perfect for the festive season | Jess Harwood

‘Miracle’ of Zealandia: chick is born to rare takahē pair thought to be infertile