The RSPCA is urging concerned animal lovers to call the police, not the animal welfare charity, if they spot an animal in a car during the UK’s mega heatwave - saying every second counts to save lives.

Conservationists at Chester Zoo have welcomed a rare northern giraffe - and hope he'll prove quite the catch. Kris, a lively three-year-old male, has travelled from West Midlands Safari Park to meet the zoo's resident female herd. His introduction has been carefully planned, with conservationists matching the animals based on genetics, age and temperament.

Most people who have ever stood in a garden centre in June with a trolley full of plants and absolutely no plan will know the unique panic of getting home and realising they have no idea where anything goes. While trial and error is half the fun, the team at British Garden Centres is stepping in this summer to take the guesswork out of gardening.

The newly established Department for Pollination has issued a formal warning regarding the potential collapse of Britain’s bee population, driven by a recent change in colony losses.

The sun's out, the garden's waking up, and so are the weeds. As part of its Make It Bloom campaign, British Garden Centres is on hand to help gardeners get on top of weeds before they get out of hand. Whether you've just planted your first flower bed or you're a seasoned grower, a bit of effort now will save a lot of hard work later in the summer.

A new poll published today has found that a third of people in Yorkshire and nearly half of UK adults spend just three hours or less outdoors a week. The survey commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts and carried out by Savanta, also found that 6.2% of people said they now spent an hour or less per week outside.

Did you know Yorkshire is one of the only places in the country where you can see puffins without a boat? Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s annual festival on 6th and 7th June celebrates the return of this much-loved but threatened seabird to their internationally important breeding grounds at Flamborough cliffs.

A “whistling” frog has moved into London Zoo’s Secret Life of Reptiles and Amphibians as part of efforts by global conservation charity ZSL and Ghanaian partners to save two rare species from extinction. The Atewa slippery frog (Conraua sagyimase) and Afia Birago’s puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus afiabirago) are found only in Ghana’s Atewa Hills Forest Reserve.

An NFU survey of farmers and land managers in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Durham has revealed significant opposition to the reintroduction of white‑tailed eagles, with 85% of respondents against the proposal.

Issues for zoo-housed elephants include limited space, inadequate social groupings, reduced survivorship, and health problems such as foot and joint disorders and obesity. Currently, there are over 500 elephants in over 140 zoos across 31 European countries, including 49 elephants across 10 zoos in the UK.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust was founded in 1946 as Yorkshire Naturalists Trust to care for Askham Bog nature reserve, gifted to the Trust by confectioners and naturalists Sir Francis Terry and Arnold Rowntree. The charity is launching a new community fundraising pack to encourage the public to take meaningful and impactful action for wildlife across the county. There will also be a bumper year of events and activities, including a poetry competition, wildlife hero awards and a region-wide birthday celebration.