A peek at the passionate world of animal courtship

“You’re told your whole life since you were a kid, sharks are dangerous.” – Rob Stewart

Have you spotted any mysterious tracks or unexplained droppings? Solve the case with some tips from Darren Tansley, the Mammal Detective.

“No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter.”
― Kenneth Grahame,…

COP26 is nearly upon us, having been delayed from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. You may have heard it referenced in the news or even in passing on the street, but the name gives little away.…

With autumn just around the corner, we are now entering the American mink dispersal season.

Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter

Few birds inspire awe as often as birds of prey, those athletic aerial predators that rule the roost when it comes to the food chain.

Over recent summers, a thriving colony of one of our most graceful seabirds, the common tern, has become established in the heart of a busy marina on the banks of the River Tyne in urban North…

We only really have four regularly occurring species of cetacean (whales, dolphins, porpoises) in the north east; bottlenose dolphin, white-beaked dolphin, minke whale and harbour porpoise. The…