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Study reveals extent of chelonian extinction crisis
Researchers created species richness lists for turtles in several regions of the world. Researchers call for greater conservation efforts More...

Japan to resume commercial whaling
It has been reported that Japan intends to target minke, sei and Bryde’s whales, but it is not clear how...

Ivory bill becomes UK law
Approximately 20,000 elephants are poached every year for ivory. New bill bans the commercial use of ivory in the UK...

Electrical fault cause of fire at Chester zoo
Amano shrimps were among the animals killed in the fire. Over £140,000 raised in donations from well-wishing public An initial...

Chester Zoo receives over £120,000 in donations following fire
Many animals, including orangutans, are needing to be rehomed to other areas of the zoo. Funds to be spent on...

Call for stricter regulation of rabbit breeders
More than 50 per cent of rabbit breeders provided smaller than recommended housing. Survey sheds light on elusive industry Researchers...

Arctic reindeer decline by over 50 per cent
Five herds in the Alaska-Canada region have declined by more than 90 per cent and show no sign of recovery....

Vets urged not to carry out amputations on hedgehogs
Hedgehogs are the second most common species admitted to WAF’s centre and a fifth of these animals have suffered limb...

Fifth of Cheshire badgers infected with Bovine TB
This is the first study to test for bTB in badgers on the edge of the cattle TB epidemic in...

Rats will ‘rescue’ trapped robot rats, study finds
The robots were then trapped in different enclosures and rats had the opportunity to open the door to one or...