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Güiña wildcat adaptable to forest loss
The güiña wildcat has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996. Study reveals hope for Chile’s...
Hare coursing gangs ‘will stop at nothing’, police say
Using dogs to chase hares for sport is illegal under the Hunting Act 2004 and the Game Act 1831. Witnesses...
Runaway wolf safely recaptured
12-year-old Torak was recaptured in Curridge. (Stock photo) Gate may have been deliberately left open A wolf that escaped from...
Licence issued for hen harrier trial
The licence covers a two-year period and comes with ‘stringent conditions’, according to Natural England. Brood management scheme criticised by...
New insights into mass saiga die-off
In just three weeks, whole herds of healthy animals died from haemorrhagic septicaemia in the Betpak-Dala region Unusual weather conditions...
Orang-utans use plants to relieve body pains
Researchers observed orang-utans using the Dracaena cantleyi plant to self-medicate. Study provides first evidence of self-medication in great apes A...
Public urged to report dead animal sightings
Cardiff University’s Project Splatter aims to quantify and map roadkill across the UK. Project Splatter aims to quantify and map...
Study calls for conservation activity in war zones
Due to the high frequency, extent and duration of conflict in Africa, large mammal populations are in sharp decline. US...
Vets operate to save critically endangered gorilla
Effie is recovering well from her surgery, which took place on 29 December, and is now back with her family...
Clouded leopard escaped from private property
A clouded leopard, similar to the one pictured, went missing from a property in Cornwall. Animal has been recaptured but...