Being a veterinarian is a tough job. It’s labor-intensive and can be emotionally taxing as well. What better way to end a long day at work than with some fox cuddles? Senior veterinarian Ana Lapaz-Mendez with Medivet Carpenders Park in England was working at the clinic when a wild fox was admitted to her care. […]
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Beyond bored apes: Blockchain polarizes wildlife conservation community
How do you raise funds for wildlife conservation in the most 21st century of ways? Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. In the northeastern forests of South Africa, Wild Funds Tomorrow, a U.S.-based nonprofit, has done just that. Since 2017, the organization has been trying to raise funds to purchase land, remove fencing and clear vegetation to […]
Police hunt Cambridgeshire hare courser after dog was caught on camera killing hare in blood sport banned since 2004
Distressing images have emerged showing a group of hare coursers in action in Cambridgeshire. The pictures, shared by the Ely Standard, were taken after a group of four men and a 12-year-old boy were spotted hunting hares in the countryside. The images show one man swinging a hare by its legs, moments before brutally bashing it […]
New ‘viral cocktail’ killing hares in UK and Ireland, scientist warns
More than 1,100 hares have been recorded as dying of a new “viral cocktail” since 2018 as fears grow that a form of myxomatosis has jumped from rabbits. People are being urged to report dying or dead hares to scientists who are seeking to discover the cause of so many unexplained deaths in the hare […]