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Wales considers options for wild animal circus ban
‘Although there are no circuses based in Wales, they do visit and it is important the welfare needs of their...
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Scottish red squirrel populations stabilise
Squirrel populations are measured using feeder boxes that are placed in the same area of woodland every spring. Survey results...
Documentary prompts calls for overhaul of zoo licensing
A giraffe with an injury at South Lakes Safari Zoo. Image (C) Born Free Foundation. ‘Trouble at the zoo’ highlights...
Inquiry launched into fur trade in the UK
"Reports in recent weeks that real fur is being sold as fake fur concerns us greatly, and so we have...
Rural hedgehogs in sharp decline, survey shows
Pesticides, increased field sizes and intensive farming are all associated with the fall in rural hedgehog numbers. Conservationists to work...
Four convicted after ‘landmark’ badger baiting trial
Image of the fake sets which are used to hold a badger for baiting purposes. Individuals filmed using their dogs...
Study shows ray-finned fishes are natural born survivors
Actinopterygii survived four of the big five mass extinction events of the last half a billion years. Actinopterygii have survived...
Investigation launched after lion dies at South Lakes Safari Zoo
A lion has died at South Lakes Safari Zoo prompting the RSPCA to launch an investigation. (Image – stock photo)....
Microplastics ‘pose significant threat’ to manta rays and sharks
Filter feeders need to swallow thousands of cubic meters of water every day to capture plankton. Associated toxins can change...
Polar bears struggling to catch enough food
The polar bear population in the Beaufort Sea has fallen by around 40 per cent. Bears have higher metabolic rates...