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Badger vaccination suspended in Wales
Production of the Badger BCG vaccine has been halted until further notice. Global shortage of BCG vaccine prompts usage review The...
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Changing climate spells bad news for birds
A new mainland colony for African penguins is helping to reverse dramatic population declines, due in part to climate-induced shifts...
Lead poisoning kills ‘up to 100,000 birds’
For migratory swans, lead poisoning accounts for a quarter of all recorded deaths. New figures prompt fresh calls for change...
South Africa to overturn domestic ban on rhino trade
Last year alone, over 1,200 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa. Born Free warn decision may hasten rhino’s...
Groups of starlings mysteriously drowning
Drownings have been observed in groups of more than 10 juvenile starlings. Unexpected cause of mortality explored in new study...
Over half of world’s primates facing extinction, experts warn
Only 25 Hainan gibbons remain in the wild. Threatened by habitat destruction, hunting and illegal trade More than half of...