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Rare vulture chick hatches at London Zoo
Egbert is being cared for by keepers at the zoo. The chick is the first vulture to hatch at the...
RSPCA changes advice to public on small wildlife cases
Hedgehogs are one of the animals which will be covered by the changed advice. Officers will only attend small wild...
Heatwave hit UK butterfly populations, study confirms
Purple emporer numbers were strong in 2022, but may be reduced this year when the next generation emerges. The extreme...
Scottish wildcats to be released in Cairngorms
A 2019 report found that the Scottish wildcat population was no longer viable. The conservation project is the first of...
Researchers ask public to report dead seals
The research will be the first large-scale study into seal deaths for more than 20 years. New Defra-funded research will...
Captive breeding alters wing shapes, study finds
There is a large captive breeding programme for orange-bellied parrots. Changes impact ability of orange-bellied parrots to survive in the...
Avian flu confirmed in UK dolphins
These are the first confirmed cases of avian flu in dolphins in the UK. The dolphins were found on beaches...
Calls to ban planned octopus farm
In the wild, octopuses prefer to live in sheltered and solitary conditions. Major concerns have been raised about potential welfare...
Scottish SPCA sees rise in avoidable admissions
The charity has had to treat squirrel kits after trees containing dreys were cut down. Public urged to be careful...
Great apes deliberately make themselves dizzy
Researchers saw that the apes were obviously dizzy, and quite often lost their balance and fell over. Study reveals primates...