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Reintroducing the big cats could control deer numbers and enrich ecosystems but farmers and the public need reassurance, say experts

Farmers are laying out carcasses to tempt vultures and eagles back to the UK countryside

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: This will set the cat among the pigeons! Financier Ben Goldsmith plans to introduce wildcats to his sleepy corner of Somerset.

New shepherd’s huts offer guests close encounters with the magical menagerie at a wildlife project with visionary plans

1. KOALAS cruphoto/iStock via Getty Images It may seem hard to believe, but the worlds cuddliest animal has a dark side. Most of the time, these tree-huggers keep to themselves, adhering to a strict schedule of snacking and snoozing (up to 22 hours a day). But sometimes, a koala snaps. Koala-on-koala violence is generally pretty mild, but they have been known to go after dogs and even humans. For example: In December 2014, Mary Anne Forster of South Australia found herself at the receiving end ...

Captive wildcats sent to training camp to equip them for life after release  In 2023 the animals will to be set free in the Cairngorms in the first stage of a rewilding programme in Scotland The cats will be taught how to hunt in the wild before their release Credit: Alamy Wildcats are undergoing a "kitten training camp", where they are taught to hunt toys ahead of a major rewilding programme due to begin in two years, The Telegraph can reveal. Conservationists around the country are pinpoint...

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust launches appeal to help re-introduce beavers to River Idle at the Idle Valley Nature Reserve  | Updated: 12:57, 05 March 2021 An appeal has been launched by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to help re-introduce beavers to the River Idle at the Idle Valley Nature Reserve. The £250,000 appeal would also allow the trust to expand its grazing programme with traditional breeds of cattle and other habitat improvements across the vast site as part of its wider efforts...

Colin Piers   SIR – What an inspiration to us all! No snowflake he, but an example of the anthracite generation – tough, burning brightly to the end. Phil Alderman Ponthir, Monmouthshire SIR – If we decide to have a memorial day to remember those lost to the pandemic, what better date than February 2, when Captain Sir Tom slipped away? Gp Capt Alan Ferguson RAF (retd) Hadleigh, Suffolk   SIR – If there is to be a medal awarded to frontline health workers it would be a fitting tribute...

Many complain the dawn chorus has fallen silent - could this be the solution?

From dolphins to rewilding: 11 environment-friendly holidays for 2021 Jane Dunford Rewilding centres The idea of rewilding – moving away from current forestry and agricultural techniques and allowing nature to thrive – is gaining ground. One exciting new project is Wild Ken Hill in north Norfolk, where alongside pioneering regenerative farming and traditional conservation practices, a 400-hectare (1,000-acre) area is being returned to the wild, with the reintroduction of bea...