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On 30 March 2022, Kennedy Point Marina Development Ltd (KPMDL) was granted authority to capture, handle and release kororā by the Department of Conservation under the Wildlife Act 1953, in order to make way for the construction of a marina.

On the night of March 4, Jackie Mihal had just stepped outside into her backyard to check on her 87 animals when she was shocked to discover a huge wall of flames! 

Mihal is the president of Salty Cats of St. Andrews Rescue, a nonprofit organization in Panama City where she takes in stray, feral, and abandoned cats and not only provides them with medical treatment and spay and neuter procedures, but she ultimately finds them loving forever homes.

Recent figures released by the RSPCA confirm that during the 2020 lockdown,135 incidents relating to domesticated rabbits were investigated but last year the number rose to 194.

The number of rabbits who need re-homing is growing week on week while the number of people coming forward to offer them new homes has dropped by 40 per cent.

Birds of prey are being put at risk by the disbanding of one of the country’s leading wildlife crime teams, campaigners have warned, raising fears it could be part of a nationwide pattern.