Environment / Animals
Articles about Animals, ordered by date. 
Refuge in nature
Report on the ‘Refugia’ project in London by Alice Mccool.
The debate: Zoos
Do zoos represent pointless captivity or an opportunity for conservation and education? Linda Kimotho and Oluwaseun S Iyasere have different takes.
Paradise lost?
A vast area of Namibia and Botswana is under threat from oil and gas exploration. Devastating consequences are feared for the people, wildlife and natural environment. Graeme Green reports on the fight to keep Kavango alive.
What if…
What if we banned the intensive farming of animals? Hazel Healy imagines a world without cheap meat, eggs and dairy.
Britain: Look to the sky
Look to the sky and you can see all sorts of radical lessons, writes Tom Whyman .
Reasons to be cheerful
A highland welcome; Rhino forensics; Good sex in Rwanda.
Bleeding veggie burger
Meat without ‘murder’ might seem a worthy goal, but even if most vegans did want to eat a convincing replica of the real thing, is it safe? Yohann Koshy reports on a new vegan food product from Silicon Valley.
Happy feet for Chilean penguin campaigners
After concerted campaigning, the Chilean government has turned down a proposal for two open-pit copper and iron mines – that would have sat right next to the nature reserve sheltering the endangered Humboldt penguin. Lydia Noon reports.
Animal wrongs
Finland's poor record on animal rights is threatening its reputation as a civilized, ethical country. Kelsi Farrington reports.
Wolves and boars galore
Wild animals are benefiting from the absence of humans in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, writes Hazel Healy.
Lay off the pills
Emma Rose explains why animals should not be given so many antibiotics.
Should halal and kosher methods of slaughter be banned?
Viva! campaigner Tony Wardle and social commentator Mohammed Ansar go head to head.
Coming back from the brink?
India’s vultures nearly went extinct. Graeme Green on the efforts to save them.
Africa fights back against poachers
Adam Edwards on the grounds for optimism.
A word with Jane Goodall
The renowned primatologist speaks to Sian Griffiths about hens, chimps and the indomitable human spirit.
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