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The woolly warriors fighting Scotland’s most dangerous plant
On a quiet riverbank just south of Macduff lies a new secret weapon in the fight against poisonous giant hogweed: a flock of sheep.
Dozens of big cats seized by US authorities from Tiger King zoo
US authorities have seized 68 big cats from an Oklahoma animal park that featured in the 2020 Netflix series Tiger King, the Department of Justice has said.
In an affidavit of more than 50 pages, prosecutors said they believed a jaguar, seven lions, 46 tigers and 15 lion-tiger hybrids owned by Jeffrey Lowe and his wife, Lauren Lowe, had been sold, purchased or transported, which would be a violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Orcas back in the Hebrides after Cornwall sighting
MUCH-LOVED killer whales John Coe and Aquarius have been spotted back in the Hebrides after a long trip to the coast of Cornwall.
The pair were spotted earlier this month near Porthgwarra by Will McEnery-Cartwright from Porthcurno, who described the sighting as a “once in a lifetime event”.
Slaughtering donkeys for their skin will resume in Kenya
The killing of donkeys for their skin will resume in Kenya after the courts lifted a ban on donkey slaughter on Wednesday, 5 May.