When William Blake wrote his famous poem there were probably more than 100,000 tigers in the wild. These days they probably number around 3,200. David Nussbaum on the battle to make sure that the largest of the big cats survives and thrives

Report claims the animals could roam across Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nebraska and South Dakota, without posing a risk to livestock, but opponents fear they could prove problematic to the landscape

With only six per cent of the US population of these amazing big cats held in zoos, the Zanesville incident in 2011 was inevitable

Despite an international outcry, big cats are still being kept in captivity, malnourished. The purpose? To perform for paying audiences and then, when they are dead, their bodies to be used to fortify wine

Care for the Wild is campaigning against use of 'photo' prop animals

On International Tiger Day, the need to verify how many of these beasts still exist has never been more urgent

Animal rights activists scream abuse and spectators watch in stunned silence as the injured animals are carted off to be destroyed during the race in Pistoia

To mark International Tiger Day, The Independent and the World Wildlife Fund are working together to highlight the dangers these iconic animals face

The sighting of a yellow-legged tortoiseshell butterfly, last seen in the UK in 1953, has confirmed that we are set for an extraordinary summer

Nation's biggest count runs from 19 July to August 10

The pandas were born on Monday morning at Drusillas Park in East Sussex

I am determined to prove botany is not the ‘Cinderella of science’, says Kew Gardens expert

The aristocrat wrote a best-selling memoir about the life he lived in Sandaig with his pet otters, and his eccentric devotion to them inspired a generation. But our greatest living nature writer believes his legacy has been quite toxic

Researchers warn that only drastic action to eliminate it at source will protect marine wildlife for future generations

The findings could be important for the understanding of human intelligence and cognitive abilities