en 60 /scienceandnature/news/story/45171.html?rss=1 A pair of choughs have produced a nest of chicks in the west of Cornwall for the first time in 150 years. /scienceandnature/news/story/45161.html?rss=1 The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to tackle TB in cattle, the BBC has reported. /scienceandnature/news/story/42801.html?rss=1 There's great news for two rare butterfly species in Devon, where numbers have surged by more than 200 per cent over the past two decades. /scienceandnature/news/story/42422.html?rss=1 Undergraduate students from across the South West are being offered the chance to gain practical fieldwork skills whilst exploring the Isles of Scilly this summer. /scienceandnature/news/story/41621.html?rss=1 A giant bullock from Somerset could be Britain’s tallest cow, his owners have said. /scienceandnature/news/story/41361.html?rss=1 Exeter University geologist Professor Chris Turney is sharing his vision for how climate change shaped our Earth and how it might determine its future. /scienceandnature/news/story/41351.html?rss=1 The Eden Project green team has harvested what it believes to be a record number of seeds from the biggest flower in the world. /scienceandnature/news/story/37872.html?rss=1 Staff at a popular Devon zoo are celebrating the first birthday of a very special youngster. /scienceandnature/news/story/37672.html?rss=1 TV comedian Bill Bailey will open Exeter's historic Cricklepit Mill later this spring. /scienceandnature/news/story/37522.html?rss=1 A mystery giraffe lover has donated a whopping £36,000 to a popular Westcountry zoo. /scienceandnature/news/story/37042.html?rss=1 Fossils unearthed in the Sahara desert have been identified as two new species of meat-eating dinosaur. /scienceandnature/news/story/36822.html?rss=1 A Westcountry wildlife charity is set to start work on a £44,000 three-year project to help protect one of the UK's rarest butterflies. /scienceandnature/news/story/36442.html?rss=1 The poor state of lowland heathland across the South West is putting some of the region's most endangered species in even greater danger of extinction, a report warns. /scienceandnature/news/story/35742.html?rss=1 Two of the rarest monkeys on the planet are being hand-reared at Devon's Paignton Zoo after being abandoned by their mother. /scienceandnature/news/story/35442.html?rss=1 The world's biggest, smelliest flower has borne fruit at the Eden Project in Cornwall for the first time. /scienceandnature/news/story/32862.html?rss=1 Warmer sea temperatures are driving increasing numbers of Europe's most endangered seabird into Cornish waters in search of food. /scienceandnature/news/story/29542.html?rss=1 Plymouth University toxicology researcher Dr Awadhesh Jha has topped the 'Top 25 Hottest Articles' downloaded from the ScienceDirect website. /scienceandnature/news/story/29522.html?rss=1 Marine biodiversity expert Professor John Spicer has written a book aimed at helping everyone understand the very real biodiversity crisis faced by the planet Earth. /scienceandnature/news/story/28922.html?rss=1 A beetle thought to be extinct in the UK since 1948 has been rediscovered in south Devon. /scienceandnature/news/story/28902.html?rss=1 Rare birds living on south Devon farmland could be under serious threat unless new protection schemes are introduced, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has warned. /scienceandnature/news/story/28882.html?rss=1 Large sharks and whales are being regularly encountered along the South West coast. /scienceandnature/news/story/28862.html?rss=1 Dolphins off the South West (Devon, Cornwall and Dorset) coast are in severe danger of being completely wiped out, marine conservationists have warned.