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Water vole release hoped to increase population

Water vole release hopes to increase population

Habitat loss and predation by American mink means that water voles have suffered a huge decline in the last few...

Technology catches up with hummingbirds

Technology catches up with hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are some of the most efficient fliers in the world. Study of hummingbirds could improve robotic vehicles Top of...

Octopus sets brooding record

Octopus sets brooding record

Deep-sea octopus broods her eggs for over four years A deep-sea octopus has been observed brooding its eggs for four...

Wetlands centre celebrates arrival of Chilean flamingo egg

Wetlands centre celebrates arrival of Chilean flamingo egg

First egg being inspected by a 2013 hand-reared youngster The flamingo egg is the first to be laid at WWT...

Calls for global action to end tiger farming

Calls for global action to end tiger farming

Tiger farms can be a ready source for a number of tiger products, such as tiger skins and tiger bone...

Pangolins are being eaten to extinction, ZSL warn

Pangolins are being eaten to extinction, ZSL warns

The illegal trade in pangolin species has reached an epic scale. "All eight species of pangolin are now listed as...