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By Jill Dando News The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has been preparing thousands of extremely rare Partula snails reared at Edinburgh Zoo to be released into the wild in French Polynesia. The wildlife conservation charity has been part of a collaborative initiative, coordinated by London Zoo's
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You were always toad you it was good to be kind. Now selfless volunteers are putting it into practise by helping toads across the road. Teams of people are scouring the undergrowth for the camouflaged creatures who make trips of several miles once dusk falls and the weather is damp
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By Animal Correspondent, Jill Dando News They have been rapidly in decline but now it seems there is a fightback by the humble hedghog. Garden sightings of the creatures up two percentage points, according to Gardeners’ World magazine readers. According to a survey by BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, hedgehog sightings
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By Animal Correspondent, Jill Dando News - FULL STORY SEE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/03/elephant-calf-separated-from-herd-in-india-is-reunited-with-mother A baby elephant who was separated from his mother and the rest of his herd in a wildlife park in Tamil Nadu, south India, has been reunited with them by park
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By Jill Dando News A kangaroo pic has won a top comedy award. The funniest and most popular photography competition in the world –The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has reached its conclusion and is proud to announce that the OVERALL WINNER of this year’s competition is Jason Moore, for
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By Zoe, 14, Jill Dando News @ TKASA After having an interview with a helper at the centre, TKASA’s Jill Dando News Centre reporters visited Secret World to see what goes on behind the scenes. At Secret World they work very hard to help wildlife recover so they can be
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By Jill Dando News A penguin called Spike has been crowned the world's favourite. Spike, of Birdland in the Cotswolds, UK, gained the most votes in the international competition held by charity Penguins International The King Penguin was hatched at the centre in Bourton on the Water in
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By Jill Dando News A teenager was left shocked after receiving one of the last letters ever sent by Queen Elizabeth II. Barak Davison, 13, wrote to Her Majesty earlier this year to tell her about a campaign he’d started to educate others about animals. To his astonishment a
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By Jill DANDO News Conservationists in Mozambique are excited by the return of the rhino, an animal that became extinct locally 40 years ago. Rhinos are endangered, following decades of habitat loss and poaching. Conservation groups are relocating them to safe spaces where they will hopefully be able to breed
Climate
By Jill Dando News The 50-feet square area at Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset will be a magnet for wildlife. It will be full of insect-attracting plants, insect hotels, bird and bat boxes and a vegetable garden with potential trees and a beehive to come. The area
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By Jill Dando News Pupils at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset have been exploring their tree pack from the Woodlands Trust at their Well-being and Community after school-club. They have some 90 saplings to plant to increase the biodiversity in the school grounds. The pupils and staff