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Cull may not reduce TB, chief vet admits

Cull may not reduce TB, chief vet admits

Just 274 badgers were culled in Gloucestershire, less than half of the minimum target of 615. Second badger cull falls...

Farm Animal Editor
Race to save the white rhino

Race to save the white rhino

Only one male white rhino remains in the world. Conservationists running out of time to save the species Experts are...

Wildlife Editor
Mass extinction possible in a few centuries

Mass extinction possible in a few centuries

Forty-one per cent of amphibian species are thought to be at risk of extinction. Report warns 41 per cent of...

Wildlife Editor
Monkey malaria in humans on the rise

Monkey malaria in humans on the rise

Pig-tailed macaques are being squeezed out of their natural habitat due to deforestation. Deforestation causing monkeys to move closer to...

Wildlife Editor
Defra responds to cub culling claims

Defra responds to cub culling claims

Culling is legally allowed under license from June 1. Guardian claims 2015 badger culls will take place earlier when cubs...

Wildlife Editor
BVA support for badger culls is "fragile"

BVA support for badger culls is “fragile”

Mr Blackwell said he is disappointed that this year’s culls were not monitored by an independent body. President urges Defra...

Wildlife Editor
Pioneering filming techniques to capture Blakeney seals

Pioneering filming techniques to capture Blakeney seals

Pioneering filming techniques to capture Blakeney seals...

Wildlife Editor
Over 4,000 badgers successfully vaccinated in Wales

Over 4,000 badgers successfully vaccinated in Wales

“I am proud that Wales is leading the way on badger vaccination and that this remains the largest badger vaccination...

Wildlife Editor
Council adopts scheme to tackle impulse buying

Council adopts scheme to tackle impulse buying

EMODE classifies animals as Easy, Moderate, Difficult or Extreme, according to how challenging they are to keep. Pet shops asked to...

Exotics Editor
New hope for threatened lapwing

New hope for threatened lapwing

Lapwings have a "red status" in the UK. RSPB reports a record breeding year for troubled species Lapwings have enjoyed...

Wildlife Editor