Rabbits hop amok in £260-million wrecking spree

Damage caused by rabbits hopping amok in the British countryside is costing the UK more than £260 million a year, according to a new report on the impact of non-native species on the British economy. Read More »

West Country man jailed for microwaving cat

cat.roxy.smallA Devon man who put a cat in a microwave oven, a tumble dryer and a freezer has been jailed for 126 days and banned from owning an animal for 10 years. Read More »

Pet detectives probe Somerset anti-freeze cat death

cat.marbles.smallAnimal detectives in Somerset are appealing for information amid fears a beloved cat may have been deliberately poisoned with anti-freeze. Read More »

Bird reserve hires llamas as bouncers

llama.small2A nature reserve near Liverpool has hired a pair of llamas to protect the park’s bird eggs and chicks. Read More »

Cambridge rowers urge queen to deal with rowdy swan

 

swan.smallRowers 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 »

Rabbit ‘hopnotist’ puts bunnies in a trance

rabbit.smallA Cornish man with the ability to put rabbits into a trance claims his methods offer the perfect therapy for stressed out bunnies. Read More »

Disease which killed T. rex ‘spreads to birds via feeders’

greenfinches.smallA 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 »

Bizarre blue tit shows off massive beak

bluetit.smallBird watchers at the Lochwinnoch nature reserve in Scotland have snapped photos of a blue tit with a remarkable beak about four times its normal size.

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