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Conservationists delve into the health of British wildlife

Young, healthy hedgehog. Members of the public asked to report signs of disease in garden wildlife The largest public-led investigation...

BVA stance on primates as pets

BVA concludes very few private owners can meet the needs of pet primates. ‘Almost impossible’ for private owners to meet primate...

African tigerfish filmed leaping from the water to catching swallows in flight

African tigerfish filmed catching swallows in flight An African Tigerfish Recordings end years of speculation over predatory behaviour Scientists have...

Permit to hunt black rhino auctioned

Permit to hunt black rhino auctioned Hunting permit sells for $350,000 in Dallas A permit to hunt and kill an...

Emperor penguins climb ice shelves to adapt to environmental change

Emperor penguins climb to adapt to sea ice changes Emperor penguin chicks Scientists say behaviour "Totally unexpected" Antarctic emperor penguins...

Storms spark wildlife concern in Dorset

Wildlife charity has concerns over effects of severe weather As severe weather batters the coastline, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has...

Europe has 13.4 million shortfall in honeybee colonies study finds

Research has found Britain has only a quarter of the honeybees it needs to pollinate its crops Researchers call for...

UK’s first ever koala joey

UK’s first ever koala joey Yooranah clinging to mum Alinga He was born the size of a jelly bean and...

Charity reveals high cost of the badger cull

Charity reveals high cost of the badger cull Care for the Wild estimates the cost of the culls at £7.3...

Great White Sharks live for 50 years longer than previously thought nuclear bomb study finds

Great White Sharks live for 50 years longer than previously thought nuclear bomb study finds   The oldest Great White...