A Bill to ban hare coursing was overwhelmingly defeated in the Dáil by 125 votes to 24 as all Fianna Fáil TDs voted in line with the party whip, including those who personally supported the legislation. Sinn Féin also opposed the Bill during the vote on Wednesday night, making its rejection inevitable. The legislation was introduced by People Before Profit […]
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Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There
9 female white rhino have been reintroduced to one of Mozambique’s southern national parks as part of a mammoth undertaking to bring back species the country has lost. Mozambique was the victim of one of Africa’s worst post-colonial power struggles, during which time they lost virtually all of several large animals during a civil war […]
It looks like a pinecone and is the most trafficked mammal in the world – now scientists have just found a new species
When curled up into ball – its defensive position to deter predators – the pangolin’s overlapping scales make it look similar to a pinecone. And it’s these scales that have earned it the moniker of the most trafficked mammal in the world, as pangolins are illegally poached for them. This has led them to being […]