African elephant is two species, researchers say

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12054343

Invasive species lie in wait, strike after decades

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BJ52H20101221

Arctic’s vanishing sea ice presents polar bear with a new danger – grizzlies:

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/arctics-vanishing-sea-ice-presents-polar-bear-with-a-new-danger-ndash-grizzlies-2161640.html

Polar bear ‘could still be saved’

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11986236

Blue whale’s gigantic mouthful measured

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9265000/9265623.stm

Bizarre hairy fly is rediscovered

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11948321

Mountain gorilla numbers increase

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9265000/9265917.stm

World running out of new places to fish

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B16LP20101202

Dwindling biodiversity raises disease risk in humans, study finds

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/01/biodiversity-disease-humans

The Tarzan and Jane of the animal world

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/8174740/The-Tarzan-and-Jane-of-the-animal-world.html

Brazil: Amazon deforestation falls to new low

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11888875

Island states in danger of ‘extinction’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/8170075/Cancun-climate-change-summit-small-island-states-in-danger-of-extinction.html

Huge study reveals rare species

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11874171