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Bobbi Pickard: We celebrate diversity in wildlife " Why not in humans?
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (28+ words) Yahoo News UK Bobbi Pickard: We celebrate diversity in wildlife " Why not in humans? SOURCE: The Independent...
How Sussex could help save 'the last tree of its kind in the world"
11+ hour, 2+ min ago (561+ words) Conservationists are in a race against time to prevent one of the world's rarest island plants from disappearing forever. Seeds collected from the only surviving wild dendroseris neriifolia tree, which was found clinging to a cliffside in Chile, arrived at…...
Maryland police help gaggle of geese waddle off highway
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (34+ words) Yahoo News UK Police in Aberdeen, Maryland cooperated with good Samaritans to help two geese and their goslings cross the I-95 on June 2....
Conservationists "shocked" over suspicious disappearance of white-tailed eagle
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (513+ words) CONSERVATIONISTS have said they are "deeply shocked and saddened" by the suspicious disappearance of the first white-tailed eagle to be born in the wild in Dorset for centuries. A white-tailed eagle, Britain's largest bird of prey, is missing in North…...
A rise in catapult attacks on Sussex birds has sparked concern
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (343+ words) A rise in brutal catapult attacks targeting birds has sparked concern. Hailsham in East Sussex has become a hotspot for these incidents, many of which are believed to involve high-powered catapults and steel ball bearings. Hailsham Town Council confirmed the…...
Badgers delay plans for 140-lodge holiday park in County Durham countryside
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (647+ words) A decision on plans for a 140-lodge holiday park in the County Durham countryside has been delayed until a badger survey is conducted. The proposal for the Greencroft Estate, near Lanchester, also includes a spa, swimming pool, fitness studios and…...
Parrot on the loose 'causes havoc' in Scottish city
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (436+ words) A PARROT on the loose is "causing havoc" in a Scottish city and is being blamed for hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars. The bird, which is a type of parrot called a parakeet, has been seen flying…...
New chick hatches at one of Scotland's best loved osprey nests
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (448+ words) One'of Scotland's best loved osprey nests has welcomed'a new'chick" the latest highlight'in'a busy breeding season. The chick hatched at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve near Dunkeld on Tuesday morning at around 4: 30am,'and could be the…...
Birds masturbate, and that's perfectly normal
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (258+ words) For captive animals, engaging in natural behaviour is a pillar of the animal welfare framework. But when it comes to sex, one important behaviour has been largely ignored, and sometimes even punished: masturbation. Solo sex is surprisingly common across the…...
Spanish conservationists feed endangered Great Bustard chick with puppet technique
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (35+ words) Yahoo News UK Wildlife conservationists in Castile and Le'n, Spain used a strange puppet technique to feed an endangered Great Bustard chick on May 31....