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RSPCA reports high volume of litter-related incidents
A duck had to be put to sleep after being found with severe injuries from a ring of plastic. Duck...

Avian influenza: Wales confirms H5N6 in wild bird
A buzzard was found dead and submitted for testing. Keepers reminded to house birds and ensure high biosecurity standards The...

New Zealand to release rabbit-culling virus
RHDV is spread by insect vectors such as flies and through direct contact with affected rabbits. SPCA says it is...

Analysis confirms neonicotinoids risk to bees
The assessments looked at the impacts of neonicotinoids on wild bees, bumblebees and honeybees. EU Member States considering amendments to...

New home for lions rescued from war zones
Simba and Saeed can now live out the rest of their days at LIONSROCK, a 1,250-hectare sanctuary for big cats....
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Water vole distribution falls by 30 per cent
Water voles are the UK’s fastest declining mammal, having been lost from 94 per cent of places where they were...

Vets welcome pledge to ban wild animals from travelling circuses
The government has pledged to ban wild animals from travelling circuses in England by 2020. Move follows legislation passed in...

Anti-fox hunting protests held at National Trust properties
Fox hunting was banned in England and Wales in 2004 but trail hunting remains legal. Lobbyists urge trust to end...

Help garden birds survive cold snap, RSPB urges
Birds will be “desperately searching for food, water and shelter to survive”. ‘Beast from the East’ comes at a critical...

Two raccoon dogs rescued from same village
Both animals were found in Burneside near Kendal on 17 February. Charity believes the pair are escaped pets The RSPCA...