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Cat parasite found in Arctic Beluga whales

Cat parasite found in Arctic Beluga whales

Beluga whale. Health warnings issued to Inuit people who eat whale meat For the first time, US scientists have detected...

"Hope" after pledges on illegal wildlife trade

“Hope” after pledges on illegal wildlife trade

Ethiopia, Chad, Botswana, Tanzania and Gabon have all agreed to suspend international ivory trade for a minimum of 10 years...

Badger cull should be delayed following flooding

Badger cull should be delayed following flooding

A decision over badger culling  should be delayed to review the outcome of the floods on badger numbers, a charity...

Genetic chip to boost salmon quality

Genetic chip to boost salmon quality

Farmers can pinpoint genes linked to desirable traits and select the best fish for breeding. Farmers can breed better fish...

Conference on illegal animal trade underway in London

Conference on illegal animal trade underway in London

Rhino poaching increased by 5000 per cent between 2007 and 2012. World leaders meet to save elephants, rhinos and tigers...

Forensics used in the fight against poaching

Forensics used in the fight against poaching

Stéphanie Bourgeois, project manager and vet for Gabon National Park, taking a sample from a poached elephant. Gabon to use...