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Hedgehog charity issues bonfire night reminder

Hedgehog charity issues bonfire night reminder

Always check bonfires for hedgehogs and other wildlife before lighting. Public urged not to build bonfires in advance  The British...

Zebrafish may offer insights into disease onset

Zebrafish may offer insights into disease onset

"We have used hypergravity to simulate increased mechanical loading during a key time in joint development in zebrafish." Study explores...

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Vets call on George Eustice to retract badger cull statement

Vets call on George Eustice to retract badger cull statement

Examination of the data found no reduction in the prevalence of bTB infected herds in Gloucestershire or Somerset. Open letter...

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Updated advice on bat bites

Updated advice on bat bites

Infected bats may not show signs of illness, so all bats should be considered a potential risk. Government offers guidance...

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Zambia gives green light for ‘on-off’ hippo cull

Zambia gives green light for ‘on-off’ hippo cull

Over 1,000 hippos are to be culled in the Luangwa Valley. Cull contract ‘shrouded in controversy’, Born Free says Conservationists...

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Badger gut bacteria could protect against tuberculosis

Badger gut bacteria could protect against tuberculosis

Dr Gutierrez isolated several types of natural gut bacteria from badger faeces. Researchers assess impact of gut bacteria on BCG...

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