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Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada
Man says he ended up in ‘a crazy situation’ after he began taking in cats abandoned...
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Mountain lion kills California man in state’s first fatal attack in 20 years
Victim’s younger brother was badly wounded by animal before officials euthanized it in Georgetown area of...
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Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog
Kermitops gratus are thought to be among first true amphibians and a key step in transition...
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California: two men plead guilty to killing wild burros in Mojave desert
John Feikema and Christopher Arnet, who prosecutors say used high-powered rifles to kill three wild burros,...
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US rancher used tissue and testicles to breed ‘giant’ sheep to sell for hunting
Arthur Schubarth, 80, pleads guilty to trafficking in ‘audacious’ and unlawful scheme to cross-breed sheep for...
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Red panda found in luggage of smuggling suspects at Thailand airport
Bangkok customs officers arrest six after finding 87 animals, including lizards, birds, a monkey and snakesThai...
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‘Haven’t seen anything like it’: shock as great white shark washes up on NSW beach
Four-metre shark euthanised after becoming beached on shore at Kingscliff on Tweed CoastFollow our Australia news...
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Pigs don’t fly: Louisiana piglet rescued after being thrown in Mardi Gras
Lieutenant governor ‘pardons’ animal and Republican local politician adopts it after it’s saved in New OrleansA...
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Cape Town hit by ‘unimaginable’ stench from 19,000 cattle on live export ship
Animal welfare groups say smell from the build-up of faeces and ammonia on the ship are...
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Hindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor in India
Controversy in West Bengal centres around Akbar and Sita, named for a Hindu deity, being placed...
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British Columbia fights to stop spread of fatal ‘zombie deer disease’
Chronic wasting disease, which affects deer and other cervids, confirmed in Canada but experts divided over...
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Polar bears risk starvation as they face longer ice-free periods in the Arctic
Bears use ice to access food, but study of animals in Canada shows them struggling to...
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Airport K9 sniffs out mummified monkeys at Boston airport
Passenger returning from the DRC said luggage contained dried fish, but inspection revealed four dead monkeysA...
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Raccoon plunges parts of Toronto into darkness after mishap at power utility
Mammal ‘made contact with equipment’, disrupting a subway line and shutting off water in latest escapade...
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Greater glider put on path to extinction by NSW environmental watchdog, experts say
Ecologists condemn watchdog decision, accusing it of making reckless changes to allow easier logging of state...
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Cranes, UK’s tallest bird, bred in higher numbers last summer than for centuries
At least 80 pairs recorded in 2023 after species began breeding again in 1979, having disappeared...
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Vets urged to stop giving pesticide flea treatments after river pollution study
Exclusive: Pet owners risk contaminating their hands with neurotoxins for at least 28 days after application,...
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Stranded live export ship to offload some of 16,500 animals in WA before resuming journey to Middle East
Serious animal welfare concerns over exporter’s plan to resume journey, MP says, with animals set to...
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‘Unacceptable greenwashing’: Scottish farmed salmon should not be labelled organic, say charities
Open letter calls for Soil Association certification to be removed from industry, amid concerns of negative...
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Zebras and camels, oh my! Animals rescued after fire on Indiana highway
A truck and trailer en route to Fort Wayne for a Shriner’s event caught fire, prompting...
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Jack Russell terrier who loves to surf makes a splash on beaches of Peru
Four-year-old dog named Efruz ‘loves the sea’, according to his owner, and often perches on a...
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Thai woman charged over lion cub filmed cruising resort in Bentley
Sawangjit Kosoognern charged with illegal possession after video showing animal being driven around Pattaya gains 2.6m...
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Lions making fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ involving invasive ants
Hunting by Kenyan lions impeded in ‘ecological chain reaction’ as big-headed ants fail to stop elephants...
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Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The first successful embryo transfer in a southern white rhino paves way for using technique to...