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Tory wants dog thieves to face up to five years in jail under proposed new law

Plans for a new law creating a specific offence of stealing a dog – with this punishable by up to five years in prison – are to be debated at Holyrood. Tory MSP Maurice Golden plans to introduce a Member’s Bill to the Scottish Parliament calling for ...

13 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Eleven endangered Scottish wildcat kittens born at conservation centre

A project working to save the endangered Scottish wildcat species has seen 11 kittens born this year – with hopes more could follow. It is the second year in a row that baby wildcats have been born at the Saving Wildcats conservation breeding for ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:21

Scotland

Endangered piglets born at Edinburgh Zoo

A litter of a critically endangered species of pig has been born at Edinburgh Zoo. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced the birth of four Visayan warty piglets on Tuesday. Keepers say the piglets, born to parents Nikki and Elvis ...

01 Aug 2023 at 10:22

Birth of twin red panda cubs at Whipsnade Zoo offers hope for endangered species

The birth of twin red panda cubs at Whipsnade Zoo offers “double hope for the species” whose existence is under threat, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has said. ZSL announced the birth of the twins, which were born at the ...

02 Aug 2023 at 11:56

Woburn Safari Park welcomes first pup of vulnerable otter species

Woburn Safari Park has announced the arrival of a female Asian short-clawed otter pup, a member of a species vulnerable to extinction. The pup was born to first-time mother Beatrix and father Kovu in the Bedfordshire park. Being ...

30 Jan 2024 at 17:17

London Zoo releases animal X-rays to showcase care and conservation work

London Zoo has released a series of X-rays of exotic creatures to showcase their work over the past decade. The archive images include X-rays of a critically endangered big-headed turtle, Humboldt penguin chicks and a Western ...

08 Feb 2023 at 14:38

Latest edition of wildlife photobook series smashes crowdfunding target

A crowdfunding appeal to produce the latest edition of a wildlife book series has broken previous records for the popular project. Animal fans helped Remembering Leopards, the eighth book in the Remembering Wildlife ...

12 Apr 2023 at 12:27

Volunteers needed to become ‘seal sitters’ and keep an eye on young seal pups

Volunteers are needed to become “seal sitters” and keep an eye on the animals as part of “invaluable” marine conservation work. The Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT), located on the Isle of Man, is calling for volunteers ...

06 Feb 2024 at 08:00

Kent safari park first in Europe where visitors can meet three species of rhino

A Kent safari park is the first in Europe where visitors can meet and even feed three species of rhino in one visit. Port Lympne Reserve near Hythe welcomed an Indian rhino, a five-year-old male called Orys, to ...

15 Jul 2022 at 12:30

Scotland

Cheetah dies at zoo after short illness

A cheetah has died at Edinburgh Zoo despite attempts by vets to save her. Five-year-old Cleo had only arrived at the zoo on August 1 from Fota Wildlife Park, in Co Cork, Ireland. She died exactly two months ...

02 Oct 2024 at 16:52

Wildlife crime convictions at all-time low, report warns

Nearly 5,000 incidents of wildlife crime were reported last year, but convictions remain at an all-time low, a report has warned. The number of wildlife crime incidents has risen since 2020 in a post-Covid ...

02 Nov 2024 at 20:16

Seven new frogs discovered in Madagascar ‘sound like something from Star Trek’

Researchers have discovered seven new species of frogs in Madagascar and say the high-pitched whistling calls they make are like sound effects from Star Trek. Most people would associate frogs with ...

15 Oct 2024 at 10:00

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