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03/14/11--01:48: New Amazon stingrays discovered (chan 1004018)

Two new species of tropical freshwater stingray have been discovered in the Amazon basin.


04/01/11--04:56: PICTURES: Spider webs cocoon trees (chan 1004018)

Have a look at this amazing side effect from last year's Pakistan floods: trees completely cocooned in spiders' webs.


04/08/11--08:51: Beautiful spring bluebells flower (chan 1004018)

Photographs released by the National Trust show where UK bluebells are blooming.


05/03/11--02:08: GPS backpacks track NZ hedgehogs (chan 1004018)

Hedgehogs are the smallest mammal to ever be tracked by GPS, following a study by scientists in New Zealand.


05/04/11--19:35: In pictures: England's orchards (chan 1004018)

Aerial photographs and volunteer fieldwork have produced the first extensive inventory of England’s traditional orchards.


05/12/11--02:24: Your pictures: Floral (chan 1004018)

Readers' pictures on the theme of floral


05/13/11--03:12: The world's ants captured in 3D (chan 1004018)

Images reveal US team's endeavour to capture 3D digital images of every ant species known to science.


05/13/11--04:38: Smuggled baby animals are rescued (chan 1004018)

Seven live rare baby animals have been seized by police in Bangkok airport, Thailand, after a man was trying smuggle them out of the country.


05/17/11--17:18: In pictures: Tulips from Kazakhstan (chan 1004018)

Images from the Karatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, which are home to some of the most stunning and endangered species of wild tulip.


05/23/11--08:04: In Pictures: Top ten new species (chan 1004018)

The ten most striking new species discovered last year are revealed by scientists.


06/07/11--14:02: In Pictures: Jellyfish blooms (chan 1004018)

Increase in jellyfish blooms could disturb the marine food chain


06/08/11--05:50: Most Wanted: Six key British bugs (chan 1004018)

Experts ask public to look out for six key British bugs


06/17/11--01:39: In Pictures: Dormouse survey (chan 1004018)

A survey of the UK's endangered dormouse population begins this weekend.


06/27/11--03:11: Rat eradication to save seabirds (chan 1004018)

Eradicating rats on Henderson Island could save the seabirds there


07/18/11--03:18: In pictures: Anemone v sea slug (chan 1004018)

Sea anemones attempting to eat toxic sea slugs are photographed for the first time.


07/29/11--00:23: In pictures: Chernobyl wilderness (chan 1004018)

BBC Nature has exclusive access to the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with a team of scientists studying the effects of radiation on wildlife there.


08/11/11--18:58: In Pictures: The ocean's giants (chan 1004018)

A BBC film crew capture stunning images of the giants breaking records under the waves.


08/15/11--21:21: Secret mammals caught on camera (chan 1004018)

The first global camera-trap survey of mammals records rare glimpses of more than 100 different species.


08/22/11--17:32: In Pictures: Inside a dragon head (chan 1004018)

A BBC film crew get inside the head of the world's largest venomous animal.


08/28/11--18:29: Ecology photography prize awarded (chan 1004018)

The British Ecological Society selects the winners of its annual photographic competition, with many winning images taken by scientists


09/12/11--16:52: How penguins find a perfect partner (chan 1004018)

How DNA sampling and hair dye are helping researchers to work out "what makes a sexy penguin".


09/26/11--04:59: Winning British wildlife images (chan 1004018)

Winning images from the 2011 British Wildlife Photographer Awards


09/29/11--18:37: In pictures: Turtles in trouble (chan 1004018)

Scientists pinpoint the world's most threatened populations of sea turtles in a study they have called a "blueprint for conservation".


10/09/11--23:51: Arid Niger desert is 'Noah's ark' (chan 1004018)

Migrating wildlife depends on a temporary wetland in one of the world's most arid and inhospitable landscapes, say scientists.


10/13/11--17:27: In pictures: Keeping big cats at bay (chan 1004018)

Novel methods, including guard donkeys and lion faeces, to protect livestock from predators.


10/16/11--17:07: 'Criminal' penguin caught on film (chan 1004018)

An Adelie penguin is captured on camera stealing stones from its neighbour's nest


10/17/11--16:35: Orcas make waves to prey on seals (chan 1004018)

A film crew captures footage of what could be the most sophisticated animal hunt known


10/19/11--15:02: In pictures: Wildlife photo award (chan 1004018)

The highlights of the 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.


10/24/11--01:59: Epic wolf hunt caught on camera (chan 1004018)

The extraordinary endurance hunting of grey wolves has been recorded by BBC filmmakers in Alberta, Canada.


10/28/11--02:21: In pictures: Seal pupping season (chan 1004018)

The National Trust's wardens have to mark and log every pup born in the Farne Islands.


11/23/11--03:50: Seeds survive being eaten twice (chan 1004018)

How seeds survive when the lizards that eat them are eaten by birds


11/29/11--06:20: Pictures: Amazing rescue of hawk trapped in car (chan 1004018)

Check out these amazing pics as a lucky hawk is rescued after getting trapped inside a car's radiator grille.


12/22/11--04:16: Rare cats in Russia's wilderness (chan 1004018)

Wildlife vets track Amur leopards and tigers in the forests of Russia, in an attempt to save them extinction.


12/29/11--05:09: 'Record year' for ivory seizures (chan 1004018)

More elephant tusks were seized in 2011 than in any year since 1989, when the ivory trade was banned, international wildlife trade group Traffic says.


01/12/12--16:06: Monkeys' many faces (chan 1004018)

Researchers investigate why different monkey species evolved such a varied array of characteristic and colourful faces.


01/16/12--09:21: Listening to the sounds of the deep ocean (chan 1004018)

Eavesdropping on orcas, quakes and air guns in the ocean


01/21/12--04:13: Race to save 'lungs of the world' (chan 1004018)

The race to save Ecuador's Yasuni National Park


01/22/12--16:13: All-white blackbird photographed (chan 1004018)

An unusual white blackbird, which is attracting bird watchers to a Nottinghamshire country park, is captured on camera.


01/23/12--16:39: In pictures: How elephants cool off (chan 1004018)

Thermal images reveal how Asian elephants cool off by directing heat to their trunks overnight.


01/23/12--19:27: Migrating eels tracked by camera (chan 1004018)

A high-tech camera is being used to track eels as they begin their migration to the North Atlantic from Somerset.


01/24/12--00:51: 'Peak timber' concerns in tropics (chan 1004018)

Current tropical timber harvesting practices are not sustainable and nations should consider the implications of "peak timber", a study suggests.


01/24/12--17:51: Suriname team find 46 new species (chan 1004018)

Three-week research expedition to Suriname documents 1,300 species, including 46 believed to be new to science.


01/24/12--17:52: Weird and wonderful new species (chan 1004018)

A few of the 1,300 weird and wonderful species recorded in the pristine tropical forests of Suriname.


01/24/12--18:02: Odd primates you may have never heard of (chan 1004018)

Cute primates slow lorises are in decline as they are being traded illegally as pets, but there are other endangered primates you may never have heard of that are also vanishing.


01/25/12--21:16: National wildlife survey begins (chan 1004018)

The wildlife charity RSPB appeals to the public to join its annual Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend.


01/26/12--20:17: Planting push for jubilee woods (chan 1004018)

Organisers of a project to create a series of new woods to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee hope to plant one million trees during February.


01/26/12--20:24: Top spots for garden birdwatch (chan 1004018)

Some of the beautiful birds to look out for to help assess the status of the nation's feathered friends during this year's big garden birdwatch.


01/27/12--04:01: Orchid's bloom captured on camera (chan 1004018)

An amateur photographer in Argyll, Scotland captures the blooming of the Neomoorea irrorata orchid.