Baby bats hit by cold, wet summer
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British bats are abandoning their young in a struggle to survive poor breeding conditions, say researchers.
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North American wildlife species  ranging from butterflies to red fox are scrambling to adapt to  Earth's rising temperatures and may not survive, according to a  study released on Monday.
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By ED CULLEN  I stood looking at volunteer zinnias in the rain this morning thinking, "So long, summer children. Nice try." There are hard freezes predicted tonight and tomorrow night with a couple of nights of lows in the mid-30s thrown in.
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When the weather outside is frightful, having warm blood is quite delightful.
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Bats at risk of being killed by wind farms could be saved with radars, Aberdeen experts reveal.
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By JOE MACALUSO  It's no breaking news that summer is here, not the season - that happened Thursday - but Louisiana's summer, a combination of heat and humidity that, when Mother Nature wants to torture us, can run from the middle of May into October.
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By LEE BERGQUIST  A report issued Wednesday after the storm-related deaths of 17 whooping cranes in Florida made recommendations that will allow juvenile birds to escape rising waters such as those that killed the cranes and 20 people in a massive February thunderstorm.
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A cold snap has brought freezing temperatures, unusual snows and heavy rains to Mexico and Central America, and authorities said the weather may be to blame for several deaths.
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By DAVID JEFFS  FAMILY holidays in Woolacombe as a child always bring to mind two words - wet and windy!   Many a week I shivered behind a windbreak on the beach as rain bucketed down.
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By BOB HAYWOOD  A QUIET revolution among the birds and the bees is changing the face of wildlife in the Midlands.   This year's blazing hot summer - against a background of global warming - has brought exotic new species to the region which have not been seen for centuries, or ever.
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A fossil found in Wyoming has apparently resolved a long-standing question about when bats gained their radar-like ability to navigate and locate airborne insects at night. The answer: after they started flying.
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By SUDDABY, Reon  A very dry summer and high temperatures have the region's fire crews on alert -- and hoping for rain. Reon Suddaby reports.   --------------------   Fire crews are on high alert as the Waikato bakes in one of the driest summers on record.
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By Don Springer  Warm weather has arrived. I know because the boat traffic has begun in earnest on Coal River. The water skiers are out and even the youngest of the young are wading or swimming in the waters.
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A warm spring has brought about the early arrival of some UK wildlife, the first results of this year's Springwatch survey suggest.
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When the water in the hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic warms one degree in the dead of summer, overall hurricane activity jumps by half, according to a new study.
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British agricultural authorities issued  a warning to the public on Tuesday after a bat that eluded the  island nation's strict controls tested positive for a strain  that can infect humans.
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This summer looks to have been the wettest since records began, according to Met Office figures.