BAT: revenge of the affronted council tenants
MANY people are squeamish about bats and I must confess to finding some of the Central and South American species pretty hard to stomach...
RED KITE: a hard won triumph for conservationists
WHEN the red kite soars majestically into the sky, it is easy to see why research on the threshold of the new Millennium dubbed it "the...
PEREGRINE: awesome predator puts on a powerful display
FAST and ferocious, the peregrine falcon is in a class of its own when it comes to hunting other birds. During a stoop, when it folds its...
WASPS: luckless fly falls foul of a striped killer
WASPS are best known for their painful stings but if you ever see one dismember a fly you quickly realise their jaws are equally...
THRUSH: wind-blown disaster in the garden
IF you've ever watched a thrush extricating a snail from its shell, you've got some idea of the determination of this clever, busy bird....
PINE MARTEN: tough hunter on his way back
PINE martens could soon be seen again in southern English woodlands - which is bad news for a certain American upstart. The grey...
BARN OWL: saved by help from Malaysian rats
BARN owls have long been on the list of our most threatened species but there are signs, at last, that they may have turned the corner...
KINGFISHER: shy jewel of the riverbank
AS dazzling and beautiful as a precious stone, the kingfisher gladdens the eye like few other birds as it goes about its hunt. In...
STOAT: predator that caused a national outcry
SLEEK and deadly, the stoat has a particularly fiendish trick up its sleeve when it wants to catch a rabbit - hypnotism. At least, that...
WATER VOLE: on the run from savage invader
SHY, secretive, and facing extinction, the water vole is yet another native creature driven to the edge thanks largely to an American...
