If a chimpanzee kills a fellow chimp, could it be classified as murder? That's what some scientists are trying to argue. DW talks to primatologist and comedian Lewis Dean to find out more.

Each year thousands of elephants are killed for their tusks. The human-wildlife conflict is worsened by the growing number of people encroaching on elephants' habitats. In Kenya, wildlife authorities have been trying to counter the stand-off. As well as directing awareness campaigns at people, they're trying to show elephants the kindness of humans.

The Northern Ghost Bat is not as spooky as it sounds. It is one of more than 100 species of bat that can be found in Costa Rica. However, unlike in the tales of its blood-sucking cousins, this cute critter doesn't have quite the same appetite.

Nigeria is Saharan Africa's largest tomato producer. Yet the country is facing a major tomato scarcity, thanks to a tiny yet destructive pest. The moth, Tuta Absoluta, is affecting farmlands across Nigeria's key tomato producing states and bumping prices by up 400 percent.

Senegal is plagued by erratic rainfall, food shortages and high unemployment. Many young people are forced to leave rural areas in search of employment. Now, a farming school is encouraging youth back into the fields to ensure a future generation of farmers and food.

An 'heirloom seed library' has opened in the West Bank. Its aim is to safeguard Palestinian varieties of fruits and vegetables that have collected and shared for generations.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when we have used up more ecological resources than the planet can renew in a whole year. According to think tank Global Footprint Network, this year humanity will reach that point on August 8. Living Planet asks the Network's CEO, Mathis Wackernagel, how they worked it out.

In Canada, hundreds of Algonquin people have joined protests outside the country's parliament to demand the protection of their land. The community is hoping to stop a major development project set to be built downstream from a site they consider to be sacred.

Brazil's indigenous Munduruku people are fighting against the development of hydroelectric dams on the Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon. The hydropower, supposedly a green form of energy, would destroy forests - and could even increase greenhouse gas emissions.

The Highlands may conjure up images of wild nature and bare hillsides. But it hasn’t always been like that. And the trees could now be making a comeback.