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Meet the heroes helping injured hedgehogs to regain their health
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (683+ words) An animal welfare charity is calling for the public to "be more conscious" in a bid to help protect one of the country's most beloved native species. Hedgehogs are a key part of British wildlife, but their numbers have fallen…...
Lack of action to tackle loss of nature is inexplicable
2+ week, 4+ day ago (743+ words) Earlier this week, The Wildlife Trusts published a list of eight Bills we believe would fast-track nature recovery, improve national security and bolster people's health, writes Erin Mc Daid of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. The suite of Bills is an invitation…...
Special church services to give thanks for pets
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (194+ words) Dogs, cats, rabbits, exotic pets and their owners are to be welcomed to special church services. The joint parish of Balderton, Barnby-in-the-Willows and Coddington is to host two of the pet services over the summer. The first will take place…...
Call for action to help save "nation's favourite mammal' " the humble hedgehog
3+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) The hedgehog " the nation's favourite mammal " is slipping towards extinction, writes Philip Braund, chairman of Hedgehog Welfare, Newark. No more than 60 years ago the hedgehog population in Britain was 30 million. That number is now estimated to be less than one…...
Species is "otterly" misunderstood
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (823+ words) Response to most recent otter sightings at much loved Nature Reserve highlight misunderstandings about role of predators in nature, writes Erin Mc Daid of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Back in October, I wrote about how the return of otters to…...