2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (197+ words) A pet duck was allegedly held down while its feathers were plucked and cut by a group of teenagers. Officers were called to a property in Church Road, Eastchurch, on Sheppey, shortly after 9.30pm on Saturday (July 11). The homeowner reported three…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (425+ words) Police are appealing for information after a protected golden eagle released in the Scottish Borders in February was found with shotgun injuries. Scans and treatment revealed four-year-old Squeagle had been shot and had at least 17 shotgun pellets lodged in her…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (182+ words) An animal park is marking a “conservation milestone” following the birth of four tiger cubs from a critically endangered species. The Sumatran tiger cubs were the first ever to be born at Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury in Kent,…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (392+ words) Seals and other protected wildlife are being put at risk by jet skis riding in a protected area, a conservation charity warned after “worrying” footage was captured this week. Kent Wildlife Trust says the clip, which shows at least six…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (175+ words) Experts say they are monitoring a dolphin in a lock on the River Medway in Kent. Volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the young common dolphin had been in the water near Maidstone since yesterday and was in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (446+ words) Home Tenterden News Article Bosses of a Kent animal park have unveiled plans to build a new cheetah enclosure ahead of an opening next year. Keepers at The Big Cat Sanctuary have released images showing how its Cheetah Conservation Centre…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (363+ words) Home Herne Bay News Article An MP has expressed support and sympathy for an animal park after it was forced to euthanise its entire pack of wolves. It was done after “severe aggression” between them, causing life-threatening injuries. Sir Roger…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (324+ words) A chimpanzee who has made Kent her home for almost 10 years has died aged 34. Keepers at Wingham Wildlife Park, near Canterbury, say they are “heartbroken” following the death of Faye yesterday afternoon (Friday). She was one of seven Western chimps…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (406+ words) A pair of cheetah brothers described as “firm favourites” with visitors and keepers have bid goodbye to a Kent animal park. Born at Longleat Safari Park in August 2018, Mo and Bolt moved to The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, near…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (364+ words) Home Malling News Article A Kent college has become the first in the UK to offer a dedicated falconry qualification. Hadlow College near Tonbridge is giving its students the chance to gain practical and theoretical experience with birds of prey…...