After 400 years of local extinction, the first beavers have returned to Scotland's northwest Highlands. A family of five ...

There are now nearly 20 wildcats in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park, and experts are optimistic about the animal's ...

Beavers released into Highlands in moment of ‘wildlife history’ - The animals were hunted to extinction in Scotland around ...

This image taken from video and made available by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland shows a lynx in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, Dec. 9, 2024. (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland ...

Following old military roads through pine forests and barren moorland, hikers trace centuries of lore while experiencing a ...

Good nature writing can take a landscape filled with strange species and render it familiar. It can also make a locale loaded with well-known creatures seem exotic. In Gods of the Morning, naturalist ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you think about Scotland, the first images that pop into your ...

The first part of a landmark new series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands, narrated by Ewan McGregor. It's late March in the Cairngorm mountains and the hills are on fire! Old heather is ...

A team of scientists has discovered the fossil of an organism with two distinct cell types that is likely the oldest of its kind ever recorded -- revealing multicellularity perhaps 400 million years ...

Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park just received 18 more wildcats in a years-long attempt to restore the mammals' population to avoid extinction. “Just a few years ago, the species was teetering on ...

Chestnut Hill, MA (5/3/2021) -- The billion-year-old fossil of an organism, exquisitely preserved in the Scottish Highlands, reveals features of multicellularity nearly 400 million years before the ...

LONDON (AP) — One of four lynx thought to have been released illegally in the Scottish Highlands has died within hours after it was captured, wildlife authorities said Saturday. The medium-sized ...