Pelicans and other birds covered in oil have been found in one of the United States’ oldest wildlife reserves amid fears that the huge Gulf of Mexico slick could devastate regional wildlife. Read More »
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A Minnesota man has been charged over a drunken pig-stabbing spree following which 29 of the animals had to be slaughtered. Read More »
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A nature reserve near Liverpool has hired a pair of llamas to protect the park’s bird eggs and chicks. Read More »
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A spate of “kidnappings” has raised fears that a serial goat thief may be targeting cheese farms on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Read More »
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A blind man was refused entry to a restaurant in the Australian city of Adelaide because staff thought his guide dog was gay, an equal opportunities tribunal has heard. Read More »
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Rowers in Cambridge, England, have urged the queen to remove a swan from the River Cam following a spate of attacks on river users. Read More »
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A Cornish man with the ability to put rabbits into a trance claims his methods offer the perfect therapy for stressed out bunnies. Read More »
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India has deployed a high-tech GPS-based tiger monitoring system in an effort to stamp out poaching and protect the critically endangered species. Read More »
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An American zoo has come up with a unique way of showing visitors some of the world’s most endangered species, including polar bears and golden lion tamarins: all of the creatures are made of LEGO. Read More »
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A parasitic disease which may once have killed the mighty tyrannosaurus rex has wiped out hundreds of thousands of greenfinches in the UK – and ornithologists believe garden bird feeders could be spreading the disease. Read More »
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