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Baby Elephant Plays In The Mud
The EPA made a recent statement denying the adverse effects of pesticide chlorpyrifos on children’s brain development. This new pronouncement directly contradicts federal researchers’ scientific conclusions five years ago, who stated that the chemical stunts young children’s brain development. Powered by WPeMatico
In the past year alone Dr Rowan Leeming has darted several Wild Dogs in the name of conservation work done in order to preserve the species. He has relocated individuals to different reserves by plane and by car, and has collared many individual animals to enable effective tracking and monitoring of populations. He has also […]
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Rhino Dehorning: From Start to Finish
In the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), where Wildlife ACT works on a number of conservation efforts, rhino poaching is one of the most depressing and demanding issues. Rhino reserves are faced with astronomical security costs, which are above and beyond what any of their expectations may have been when many of them embarked on reintroducing […]
Investigators say discovery of satellite tag wrapped in lead sheeting is a breakthrough after spate of bird disappearances The satellite tag from a golden eagle which vanished in suspicious circumstances on a Scottish grouse moor four years ago has been found in a river, wrapped in lead sheeting. The tag was recovered earlier this year […]
Death of Malcolm Flynn, 72, on the Pennine Way, came before that of teacher Dave Clark A second man has been killed within a month after being charged by cows. Police have asked for witnesses after Malcolm Flynn, 72, from Carlisle, was fatally injured in what they said was a tragic incident while he was […]