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Celebrities back call to ban hunting on National Trust land
Since the Hunting Act 2004 was implemented, hunts have claimed they go ‘trail hunting’ – the activity the National Trust...
Foster tadpoles ‘trigger parental instinct in poison frogs’
Poison frogs – especially males – are very caring parents. Study shows external stimulus can trigger complex behaviour Scientists have...
Large and small vertebrates ‘most at risk of extinction’
A review of the key drivers of extinction risk showed that the heaviest animals are most threatened by hunting. Researchers...
Rhino horn ‘made into jewellery to evade detection’
In the past 10 years, more than 7,100 rhinos have been killed for their horns in Africa. Report highlights ‘alarming’...
Trial set to improve zoo animal welfare
The welfare assessment grid requires daily monitoring of the animals’ psychological wellbeing. Researchers analyse new welfare assessment grid The welfare...
Varroa mite – the beekeeper’s nightmare
British Beekeepers Association president John Hill takes a look one of the smallest, most devastating mites of bees – the...
