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RSPCA asks councils to declare that pets aren’t prizes
The RSPCA is urging supporters to write to their local Councillors in support of a ban. The new campaign hopes...
Funding received for new RZSS park attraction
The project will see the creation of three immersive wildlife discovery hubs. The RZSS has received £1.9 million from the...
Comeback made by critically endangered antelope species
The saiga antelope is classified as critically endangered. The saiga antelope population in Kazakhstan has risen to 842,000. The rare...
Research samples could assist wildlife forensics, study finds
The study encourages collaboration between wildlife forensic geneticists and conservation and research-focused biobanks. Samples shared through wildlife conservation-focused biobanks could...
Parliament to debate hedgehog protection petition
The BHPS has announced that hedgehogs are now vulnerable to extinction in the UK. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society’s petition...
RZSS genetic research to help save capercaillie birds
Image (c) Mark Hamblin. WildGenes experts hope to prevent the rare species from experiencing a genetic bottleneck. WildGenes experts at...
Welsh government to back primate pet ban
72 per cent of Welsh people support a ban on keeping primates as pets. RSCPA Cymru welcomes the government’s shift...
Wildlife charity assisting in rescue of macaque
Siti was abandoned by her owner after being imported to Malaysia illegally. Wild Welfare hopes to re-home the macaque in...
Government supports glue trap ban
Glue traps cause immense suffering to rodents and other animals, including pets. Glue Traps (Offences) Bill to tackle inhumane method...
Novel device helps lion through dental surgery
The lion had arrived at the zoo with damaged teeth from mistreatment it had received in a circus. SAFIRA aims...