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One-legged stork fitted with custom prosthetic leg in China
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (70+ words) Yahoo News UK A touching story from Tianjin, China: an Oriental stork that lost its left leg in 2024 after becoming entangled in a fishing net was fitted on April 8 with a custom-made prosthetic by staff at a wildlife rescue centre....
Sussex residents worry 'the lack of early morning roadkill' could mean less wildlife
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (554+ words) Sussex residents have reported seeing a significant drop in roadkill, which has sparked fresh concerns about the dramatic decline of wildlife. People across Sussex have taken to social media to voice fears over fewer dead animals on roadsides signifying that…...
How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (414+ words) The outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 set alarms bells ringing for conservationists. A decade later, the extent of that disease in greenfinches and chaffinches was reported. And now, bird scientists are beginning…...
Red-listed bird spotted by photographer in Herefordshire village
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (259+ words) Hereford Times Camera Club member, Tony Dell, shared several pictures of birds he had spotted whilst in the area between Clehonger and Eaton Camp during "golden hour". Among Mr Dell's finds were a chiffchaff, a goldfinch, a dunnock, a wren,…...
'Feeding ducks is putting them in danger' - new sign at Leicestershire park prompts outcry
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (617+ words) "Feeding the birds is putting them in danger". That's the opinion of one Leicestershire council, which has erected a sign to discourage the practice. The notice, put up by Blaby District Council at Bouskell Park, features a large image of…...
'Bird watching can demand a great deal of patience"
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (338+ words) 'Bird watching can demand a great deal of patience'Yahoo News UK As my long-suffering wife will readily attest, bird watching can demand a great deal of patience. Winter bird watching in particular presents greater higher hurdles of diminishing light and…...
Poland: "Frog Patrol" saves thousands of amphibians during migration
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (170+ words) Yahoo News UK Poland sees hundreds of volunteers in Otr'busy, near Warsaw, take to the streets each spring to help frogs and toads cross a busy road during migration season. Wearing reflective vests and carrying buckets, residents patrol the woodland…...
Urgent call to rehome hundreds of hens in Bromley this weekend
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (244+ words) More than 385 ex'commercial hens are urgently in need of new homes in Bromley, with a rehoming day taking place this weekend. The hens are former commercial egg'laying birds, around 18 months old, and campaigners say many may have never experienced grass…...
Citizen 'Frog Patrol' helps amphibians survive a dangerous road journey in Poland
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (633+ words) As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski Forest, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Warsaw, thousands of toads and frogs wake up from their winter slumber and begin their meticulous spawning journey to the marshes, a few kilometers away. The females carry the…...
The 2026 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results in Dorset
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (525+ words) The house sparrow has once again taken the top spot in this year's Big Garden Birdwatch in Dorset. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) announced the results of the 2026 survey on Friday, April 10, with more than 650, 000 people…...