From pterosaur eggs, to upside-down dinosaurs, to ancient insects, we’re recapping some of our favourite fossil finds from 2017! TOPSY-TURVY CAVE CUB BABY LOUIE EGG JACKPOT  FEATHERED FRIEND  OLDEST TICK  AMBER INSECTS  MUMMIFIED SALAMANDER  JURASSIC SQUIRRELS  STRANGE ADDITION

Illegal wolf killings spark an investigation in Washington, an increase in medicines containing banned animal parts, super-sized penguin fossils discovered in New Zealand, and a Bryde’s whale carcass in Namibia could help settle a century-old scientific conundrum! Get these stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news. SHARK-DRAGGING CASE CLOSED ANCIENT PARASITE   SUPER-SIZED PENGUIN LIZARDS OF OZ  TASMANIAN TIGER VULTURE DECLINE SUMATRAN RHINOS IN TROUBLE WOLF REWARD ILLEGAL...

New species discoveries in the Greater Mekong, a missing marsupial reemerges, a sea turtle rescue with a difference, and some stunning humpback ballet. Get these stories and more in your two-minute blast of wildlife news! NEW SPECIES BONANZA ANCIENT ANIMAL  MISSING MARSUPIAL COSY SQUIRRELS WHAT GOES AROUND BUTTERFLY LAWYERS LYNX AND PUMA HUMPBACK BALLET OCEAN ACIDITY TANGLED TURTLE CRANKY SEA LIONS

A new ghost scorpion found in Malaysia, scientists unearth the oldest fossil eye, crafty orcas take down rays in New Zealand, a tadpole-hunting jumping spider, and hope for a rare ibis in Morocco! Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news! SCORPION SURPRISE CAMERA TRAPS SURVEY WACKY DINO ANCIENT EYE TADPOLE SNACK ZOMBIE STINGRAYS GREAT WHITES IN MAINE LONE WOLF HOPE FOR IBIS RAINBOW RECORD

Rare clouded-leopard cubs spotted in Borneo, the discovery of 200 pterosaur eggs, Canada protects a record stretch of ocean and microbes named after “Rush”! Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news! RARE SIGHTING CAN CLAW STRESSED OUT WHALES SERENGETI OF THE ARCTIC PESTICIDE PROBLEMS BAT BRAINS MUSICAL MICROBES DEEP DWELLER ANCIENT EGGS DEFORESTATION GROWING TREETOP TUMBLE

A new frog in Brazil, breeding success for the world’s smallest glider, whales enjoy a spa day in Canada, and how a ’toxic’ gas might help power elephant seals’ deep dives. HYBRID HELPERS FINCH SPECIATION NEW FROG KAKAPO COMEBACK HUMPBACK HIDEOUT BOWHEAD DAY SPA DEATH-DEFYING DIVES 3.5-BILLION-YEAR-OLD LEGACY TINY GLIDER 'LYUBA' ON LOAN

Blue whales take over Monterey Bay, parrotfish teeth could lead to breakthroughs in materials science, a new leaf-mimicking insect and amazing insight into how chimps warn troop members of imminent danger. Get these stories and more in your two-minute recap of wildlife news! TRANQUILIZER SHORTAGE BACK-AND-FORTH BAN ODD MONKEY OUT CHIMP ALARMS UNBREAKABLE TEETH OPEN WIDE BLUES IN THE BAY NEW LEAF MIMIC ART SQUATTER

Another illegal wolf hunt in Oregon, bonobos are “nice” to their neighbours, bacteria-carrying mosquitos could help stop the Zika virus, an ancient cave lion cub discovered, and a bizarre frilled shark spotted in Portugal. Get these stories and more in your two-minute recap of wildlife news! THIRD WOLF DEAD HELPFUL MOZZIES HELPING HAND ANCIENT DIGITS CAVE CUB VAQUITA DEATH DEEP BLUE DINNER FRILLED SHARK FUNGUS AMONG US LEOPARD LANDS A CROC

Poachers make moves in South Africa, Asia and Europe, the “golden wonder” salamander seen for the first time in 40 years, a puzzling horde of Port Jackson sharks spotted in Bass Strait, and a new species of orangutan described by scientists. Get these stories and more in your two-minute recap of wildlife news! RHINO TRAGEDY BIRD POACHING GOLDEN TRIANGLE TRADE SAFFRON SALAMANDER NEW APE LONGNECK FOSSIL SHARK WIN PORT JACKSON PARTY COYOTE DECOYS

Diplomats in North Korea accused of smuggling for the wildlife trade, a rare toad spotted in Ecuador, banded hare-wallabies reintroduced in mainland Australia, and pilot whales strand in Hawaii. Get these stories and more in this week’s two-minute recap of wildlife news! NORTH KOREA TRADE WALLABY HOMECOMING RARE TOAD SIGHTING STAR ATTRACTION CHATTY CATS HAWAII WHALE STRANDINGS MAKO TAKE BUTTERFLY BLIP DRAGON STROLL

Over 1,000 reptiles seized in India, black rhinos return to Chad, a wasp with a Harry Potter-inspired name, and an urchin overpopulation concerns scientists in California. These stories and more in this week’s 2-minute recap of wildlife news. BLACK RHINO RESTOCK REPTILE BUST RETURN OF THE AUROCHS INJURIOUS ELK WHALE TAIL LAND LOBSTER POTTER WASP URCHIN EXPLOSION BOW RIDER

A parakeet invasion in Mexico, concern mounts over America’s wild horses, donkey skin demand in China attracts wildlife traffickers, a bad year for oceanic “dead zones” and a pair of dead-whale predator parties. Get these stories and more in this week’s 2-minute recap of nature news! PARAKEET INVASION DONKEY SKIN TRAFFICKING WILD HORSES WOLF KILLINGS DEAD ZONES SUNDERBANS BIODIVERSITY POLAR BEAR FEAST SURF AND TURF SNAKE SNACK MOUSTACHED BIRD

A giant tree rat that’s new to science, a smuggler of narwhal tusks gets a prison term, sponges aplenty discovered in the deep sea, “mystery” Philippines whale identified, and a jaguar’s incredible caiman catch. Get these stories and more in your weekly roundup of nature news! SOCIAL MEDIA SALES SMUGGLER SENTENCED BELLY BITE TREE RAT CONFIRMED SANDERS SPIDER KEYSTONE SPONGE PHILIPPINES “MYSTERY” LONG LIVES PANDAS ON THE MOVE JAGUAR VS CAIMAN

Conservationists announce plans to return tigers to Kazakhstan, why mercury could be putting some jaguar populations at risk, a potentially exciting otter clip from Japan, and indigo snakes released in Florida. These conservation stories & more in your weekly recap of wildlife news! KAZAKHSTAN TIGER RHINO HORN AUCTION TOXIC JAGUARS RIVER OTTER RESURGENCE SOOTY SERPENT CRAZY ANT CONTROL POLAR BEAR UPDATE ANTELOPE HOPE ROMANIA PREDATOR CONTROL HARPY CAM

From purple toads and toothless dwarf dolphins to ants with musically inspired names, we’re using this week’s two minutes of wildlife news to recap some of the year’s coolest newly discovered species. ICE CAVE MYSTERIES PEACOCK SPIDERS PURPLE TOAD CRIMSON KATYDID RADIOHEAD ANT CAVE SPIDER YODA FRUIT BAT ANCIENT REPTILE DWARF DOLPHIN ATTENBUG

Rare video of mating sea angels, orangutans at risk in their unprotected habitat, how an invasive snake is destroying Guam’s forests & an exciting pangolin sighting. These stories and more in your weekly blast of nature news! ORANGUTANS AT RISK SNAKE ASSAILANT PANGOLIN SIGHTING LEMMING LOUNGING TURTLE TROUBLE ROAD RODENTS BAT CRASH DISAPPEARING BUTTERFLIES BLUEFISH BUFFET ANGEL DANCE

Tailless whip scorpions fight territorial battles, the deepest-diving fish sets a new record, a rare tree rat rediscovered in Australia and primate deformities concern scientists. These stories and more in this week’s roundup of wildlife news! CANNIBAL CLASHES SCORPION STINGS DEEP DIVER COCKATOO SQUID NEW CRAB TREE RAT AMAZON DISCOVERIES FACE WARP LONE STAR OCELOT BRYOZOAN FIND

The US shelves a controversial shark-cull proposal, scientists dig into the extinct dodo bird, climate change could be shrinking fish & two new species discovered. Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news! FLOODS RAGE ON CAT VS. COWS SHARK CULL SHELVED SHRINKING FISH NOISY WATERS BIG-EARED BAT PURPLE FROG SNOW LEOPARD SPLIT HORSING AROUND WAY OF THE DODO

Elephants come to the rescue as floods hit Nepal, rare Siamese crocs hatch from their eggs, a white moose spotted in Sweden, and a first-ever sighting in an octopus den! These stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news. NEPAL FLOODING OCTOPUS’S GARDEN MUCOUS MACHINE POLYESTER PARTICLES RARE CROCS MYSTERY MOOSE PESTICIDE PROBLEMS HOPE FOR THE MINK OCELOT HUNT EAGLE VS. DEER BIG FISH, LITTLE FISH

Dozens of elephants sold illegally to Chinese zoos, experts weigh in on an alleged thylacine sighting, a monkey rediscovered in Brazil after 80 years and signs of Alzheimer's detected in chimp brains for the first time. These stories and more in this week’s recap of nature news! ILLEGAL ELEPHANT SALES DEER CAPTURE CHANTEK DEAD AT 39 APE ALZHEIMER'S LIZARD BLOOD JUMPING HUNTERS MONKEY REDISCOVERED PUMA KITTENS THYLACINE “SIGHTING” SHOPPING KOALA

Chimps in decline, a rare snake sighting, footage from the first harpy eagle nest cam, concern mounts over the US border wall’s impact on wildlife, and fishermen step up for a pair of rescues! These stories and more in your two-minute recap of nature news. CHIMP DECLINE RISKY WALL HAPPY HERONS HARPY CAM BEAR CARE RARE SNAKE AIR STRIKE STRIPED SIGHTING NET KNOWHOW EAGLE RESCUE

Washington state turns up the heat on local wolves, pangolin hunting on the rise in Central Africa, the first Eastern quoll bred in a century, a whale rescue in California, and a new species of shark discovered in the deep sea! Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news! PANGOLIN POACHERS CANNED COBRAS EXCITING SIGHTING QUOLL SUCCESS TURTLE TURN-ONS SHARK SURFERS DEEP-SEA DISCOVERY WOLF KILL CONTROVERSY WHALE RESCUE SO LONG, SNOOTY

Precious IVF eggs could save the last northern white rhinos, rising temperatures spell trouble for wild dogs, tubeworms among the oldest animals on earth, rare footage of orcas hunting bowheads in Russia, and the UK finally moves on its microbead ban! Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of nature news! PRECIOUS GENES RHINOS ON THE RISE HOT DOGS ELDERLY TUBEWORMS BOWHEAD HUNT MASS DOLPHIN DEATHS BEAD BAN CASH CATS OCELOTS ON CAMERA SLIMY GIANT

A wild lion found nursing a leopard cub, humpback whales seen flapping their pectoral flippers to swim, a small hammerhead with an appetite for grass, a rare Javan rhino sighting, and one crazy spider. These stories and more in your two-minute recap of nature news! GRASS GOBBLING FLIPPER FLAPPING CLEVER CROWS CAMERA TRAP 365 JAVAN RHINO SIGHTING RANGE GONE CAT CONFUSION SPIDER ANT TAPIR SNEEZE DUMPSTER DIVE