#nature-conservation

#nature-conservation

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

Plans to water down protections for national parks such as Dartmoor and the Lake District in a kneejerk bid for growth will be devastating for nature, more than 170 organisations have told the prime minister. The Treasury is understood to be pushing for a weakening of protections for England's national parks and national landscapes in changes to planning law to make it easier for developers to build houses and infrastructure projects.

Redwood National and State Parks consist of Prairie Creek, Del Norte, and Jedediah Smith State Parks, created from early 20th-century protection efforts, along with the surrounding Redwood National Park.

The 2025 reFocus Photography Awards showcases 20 monochrome wildlife images that illuminate the emotion and elegance of nature, emphasizing both the power and intimacy of animal encounters.

Some farms in England could be taken entirely out of food production under plans to make more space for nature, as announced by Environment Secretary Steve Reed.

This chance encounter on the hills reaffirmed the crucial role the hills play as a space for people to connect both to each other and to nature.

All in all, adding fly fishing to my running has literally pointed my running in new directions, while tuning me into a whole new ecosystem and its inhabitants.

With all the doom and gloom going on in the world, it's nice to be able to deliver a bit of good news, especially when it pertains to something cute and cuddly.