Albino Fallow Deer Discovered In Sussex Woods
Volunteer rescuers had a surprise when they went to rescue a deer that was caught in a rope swing in some Sussex woods. To their amazement the deer, a male fallow deer, was completely white and is thought to be a very rare albino…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (3)Badger Cull Debate Begins In Wales
A consultation on proposed legislation to beat bovine TB – including a cull of badgers and possible vaccination of the animals – began today.
Last year more than 12,000 cattle in Wales were slaughtered because of TB. By 2014 taxpayers could be paying more than £80m to farmers in compensation if the disease continues to escalate at the current rate…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Good News For The Gray Whale
Conservation campaigners are hailing a victory for the “critically endangered” gray whale.
The groups have won agreement from some oil and gas companies in Russian waters to end seismic work, giving gray whales a chance to breed undisturbed…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Bronx Zoo Gets Rid Of Animals To Save Cash
New York’s Bronx Zoo is being forced to lose hundreds of animals in a desperate bid to fill a $15 million budget shortfall.
Bosses at the Bronx Zoo said they were devastated at the losses but could see no other alternative after being hit hard by the credit crunch…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Doggy Medal Auctioned For Record Sum
A PDSA Dickin Medal – the animals’ Victoria Cross – awarded to a World War II search dog during the London Blitz, has today (24 April 2009) sold at auction for the record sum of £24,250.
The medal was awarded to Rip in July 1945 for “Locating many air raid victims during the Blitz of 1940”…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Dozens Of Zoo Animals Die In Fire
Dozens of animals killed in Zoo to You fire in Paso Robles [California]. Among the nearly 40 animals that died are monkeys, sloths and birds; the fire may have started with electrical mishap.
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