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RSPCA rolls out Operation Seabird campaign
The campaign encourages people to enjoy watching marine animals from afar. The new campaign aims to protect coastal wildlife this...
Scottish SPCA pledges time to Summer Clean campaign
The Paws on Plastic campaign aims to get dog walkers involved in litter clean-up. The charity has pledged 500 miles...
Funding boost for Scottish Wildcat conservation
The Scottish wildcat is on the brink of extinction Scottish government grants £400,000 to save wildcat population The Scottish government...
RZSS announces support for UN conservation initiative
The RZSS has been working to protect Chimpanzees in Uganda. Wildlife charity celebrated World Environment Day with the announcement ...
Snakes need to stretch out fully, study finds
Around 42 per cent of private snake owners house their animals in enclosures that are too small. Animal welfare campaigners...
Chester Zoo scoops prestigious volunteer award
Chester Zoo’s volunteers highlight different species and the conservation actions underway to protect them. Zoo is the first in UK...
Bird genes reveal impact of city living
(he scientists examined the genome of 192 great tits from nine European cities. Researchers assess the impact of urbanisation on...
Vets save tiger’s eye in first operation of its kind
The hood graft procedure (pictured) lasted just 30 minutes. 17-year-old Ratna given hood graft to treat ulcerated eye. Veterinary surgeons...
Foot bone evolution helped prehistoric mammals thrive
Reconstruction of a Paleocene periptychid condylarth, an ungulate-like mammal that lived around 65 million years ago. Study shows spike in...
RSPCA reiterates call for ban on keeping primates as pets
The owner agreed that he couldn’t meet the complex needs of his marmosets, so agreed to hand them over to...