Giving jaguars 'food poisoning' may stop them from killing livestock
7 July 2023
Jaguar attacks on pets and farm animals are a common problem, but after developing a drug-induced stomach ache, the big cats seem to learn not to kill certain animals
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Animal deaths on UK roads fell sharply during covid-19 lockdowns
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The coronavirus lockdowns presented a rare natural experiment to see what happens to wildlife collisions when the traffic declines drastically
Island-hopping cougars swim kilometres through icy water off US coast
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Rhino horns have got smaller over time as poachers target big prizes
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A database of photos taken from 1886 to 2019 reveals that horn size has gradually decreased in five species of rhinoceros, probably due to poaching
Cheetahs are back in India but conservationists have doubts over plan
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India plans to introduce up to 36 cheetahs in Kuno National Park, but conservationists warn the habitat isn't big enough to support a stable population
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A camera trap set up in Kingston, London, to monitor hedgehogs caught sight of a pine marten – an extremely rare sight in southern England
Beavers to be legally protected from harm in England from October
18 July 2022
Under new legislation, it will be an offence to deliberately capture, kill, disturb or injure beavers in England or damage where the animals breed and rest
