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BHPS launches hedgehog-friendly football league

BHPS launches hedgehog-friendly football league

Burton Albion are currently third from top in the Hedgehog-Friendly Football League. Campaign urges clubs to be mindful of hedgehogs...

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Raccoon dogs ‘becoming more popular as pets’

Raccoon dogs ‘becoming more popular as pets’

RSPCA staff have renamed the raccoon dog Cedric. RSPCA issues warning after stray pet found The RSPCA is urging people...

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Baby humpbacks ‘whisper’ to avoid danger

Baby humpbacks ‘whisper’ to avoid danger

The tags revealed that he quiet calls usually took place while the whales were swimming. Calls keep mother and calf...

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Larvae 'could replace use of adult fish in pain research'

Larvae ‘could replace use of adult fish in pain research’

The team recommend that larval zebrafish could be used as a model for the study of pain. Scientists find larval...

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Amur leopard enclosure off-show to visitors

Amur leopard enclosure off-show to visitors

Amur leopards had been illegally hunted for their coat and other body parts for the trade in traditional medicine. Facility...

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Conservationists highlight plight of the giraffe

Conservationists highlight plight of the giraffe

The petition states that the US “is uniquely positioned to help conserve these tall, graceful and iconic animals.. Thousands killed...

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Mat test shows elephants are ‘body aware’

Asian elephants are able to recognise their bodies as obstacles to success in problem-solving.   Study could inform human/elephant mitigation...

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Komodo dragon blood shows promising antimicrobial properties

Komodo dragon blood shows promising antimicrobial properties

Komodo dragons eat the decaying flesh of dead animals and live in bacteria-rich environments.  Scientists create synthetic peptide that helps...

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Lula and Simba rescued from Mosul zoo

Lula and Simba rescued from Mosul zoo

Lula (pictured) and Simba will remain in their temporary enclosures until they have adapted to their new surroundings Animals transferred...

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Researchers call for control of racoon dogs

Researchers call for control of raccoon dogs

Raccoons and raccoon dogs are non-native species in Europe, being endemic to North America and the Far East, respectively. Study...

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