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New guidance for hand-rearing penguin chicks
The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds hand-rears abandoned African penguin chicks and releases them back into...
Project to explore climate’s impact on hedgehogs
The inside of a footprint tracking tunnel, being used to monitor hedgehog activity. Researchers will look at winter food sources...
Banned chemicals found in world’s deepest oceans
Researchers sampled amphipods from the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana and Kermadec trenches Scientists discover high levels of contamination in amphipods Crustaceans...
Zika in primates ‘raises risk of human outbreaks’
Zika is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Experts assess likelihood of disease entering primate populations The...
Hundreds of whales die in mass stranding
New Zealand has one of the highest stranding rates in the world. Teams work tirelessly to keep surviving whales afloat...
Report links intensive agriculture to decline in grasshoppers
Crickets and grasshoppers are a vital food source for birds and reptiles throughout Europe. Experts call for management and monitoring...
‘Kiss squeak’ study reveals insights into human language
The orangutan is unique to the primate world in that its predominant call is voiceless. Researchers analyse thousands of individual...
Illegal wildcat fur coat seized in Buxton
Geoffroy’s cats (Leopardus geoffroyi) have the highest level of protection under Cites. Geoffroy’s cat fur was being sold in town...
Hen harrier vanishes in North Yorkshire
The disappearance of a hen harrier is “deeply concerning”. Disappearance is a ‘serious blow’ to the population A juvenile hen...
Virus responsible for Saiga mass die-off
Saiga were once widely spread across the Eurasian steppes, but are now classed as critically endangered. New urgency behind drive...