Mammals

Front facing picture of golden eagle in flight over snowy terrain

Winter wildlife in the Cairngorms National Park

Muddy brown and white beagle seen from behind

Alabama rot dog disease: how to spot the signs and protect your dog

White tailed sea eagle in snow fending off a crow

The best wildlife webcams to watch in the UK and Ireland

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Guide to rabbits and hares: what’s the difference, where to see and species history

Beaver in river

Guide to Britain’s beavers: history, reintroduction and best places to see

Four day old domestic pigs outdoors, with black spots on pink skin

Native British pig breeds and how to recognise them

Springer spaniel on a hillside, Getty

Guide to Lungworm: what is it, how to spot the signs and protect your dog

Red squirrel

Britain’s most endangered animal species

Silhouettes of men in tweed coats and flat caps with greyhound dogs awaiting a hare coursing race

New measures announced to tackle hare coursing

Men in tweed coats and hats holding greyhounds

Hare coursing: what it is and why it’s illegal

Deer in a field with trees

Deer culling in Britain: what’s the problem and why are deer culled?

Beaver floating in water eating lily

Scottish beavers saved from culls

hunting for big cats in the countryfile podcast

On the trail of mystery big cats in the British countryside

The automatic bat detector set up in a garden. /Credit: Linda Smith

Citizen scientists record rare bat via artificial intelligence

Orcas photographed in both Scotland and Norway.

First match between orcas seen in Scotland and Norway