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What are some of the species we’re seeing in the illegal wildlife trade today? And what are we doing to combat it?

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A chance observation of an unusual spider led scientists to identify a new parasitic mite species in Brazil. While sorting through spiders and scorpions in the Zoological Collections Laboratory at the ...

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

A psychedelic spider, sign of spring, a loud primate and more make Fauna & Flora’s 2026 Species to Watch List.

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A giant huntsman spider left primary school staff terrified when it was discovered lurking among bunches of kids' bananas. Kitchen staff called a reptile expert to identify the eight-legged stowaway ...