Bears are coming out of hibernation a month ahead of schedule after record-breaking winter

Bears are coming out of hibernation more than a month early after one of the hottest winters in human history Bears in Russia, Finland, and New England have come out of hibernation early Researchers believe the record high winter temperatures have woken the bears In some parts of Siberia, bears never started hibernation as temperatures … Read more

Why remote St Helena is transforming into a winter sun hotspot

I am bobbing along beside a fish bigger than a school bus, ahead lies a boundless sea of marine life, and I have a shark’s-eye view of the southern Atlantic Ocean. This is St Helena, the edge-of-the-world British territory adrift off West Africa, and my adrenaline levels soar as I eyeball an absolutely gargantuan whale … Read more

Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of mild weather

Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of unprecedented mild weather caused by climate change, says expert Wildlife rescue centre has found an abundance of hedgehogs not hibernating  UK could see major change in how hedgehogs exist, the centre’s founder warns  Climate change has been blamed for the disruption to the natural ecosystem   By Jonathan Chadwick For … Read more

Queen dons dark glasses as she arrives at Windsor Castle on a bright winter afternoon

Bringing the sunshine! Queen dons dark glasses as she arrives at Windsor Castle on a bright winter afternoon – after Prince Andrew set off from home in the rain Queen, 93, was pictured arriving at Windsor Castle in a chauffeur-driven car Monarch donned pair of sunglasses and accessorised with dainty pearl earrings  Prince Andrew was photographed … Read more