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Views sought on new protections for seabirds
The proposal to extend the SPA on the Isles of Scilly will protect populations of great black-backed gulls. Government announces...
Early spring ‘could spell disaster’ for wildlife
Hedgehogs and other wild animals are starting to emerge from hibernation early. Met Office predicts cold snap to follow unseasonably...
Exotics vet performs intricate surgery on goldfish
Eric (not pictured) is a long oranda goldfish, a breed that has a bubble-type hood on its head called a...
DNA study sheds light on myxoma resistance
Australia released myxomatosis in 1950 to tackle the burgeoning rabbit population. Modern rabbits compared with specimens from before 1950s outbreak...
Tiger dies after fight with two others at Longleat
Amur tigers are endangered in the wild, with as little as 500 left in natural habitats. News comes just days...
Chimp gestures follow same laws as human language
An infant chimpanzee using the ‘reach’ gesture during play. Two human linguistic laws observed in wild chimpanzees Chimpanzee gestures follow...
Concerns raised following Belfast Zoo animal escapes
A chimpanzee (not pictured) managed to escape its enclosure after building a makeshift ladder from a tree branch. Politicians call...
Fish appear to recognise themselves in the mirror
Alex Jordan administered the mirror test on cleaner wrasse in order to test the cognitive capacity of social fish. Study...
New tool to monitor wellbeing of captive elephants
The tool is helping zookeepers to monitor the impact of changes in animal husbandry. Method already in use at captive...
Humans ‘eating megafauna to extinction’ – study
Researchers said minimising the direct killing of megafauna must be a priority. Research explores impact of human activity on largest...