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The killing of donkeys for their skin will resume in Kenya after the courts lifted a ban on donkey slaughter on Wednesday, 5 May.

For over seven decades, a colony of green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) has been living in urban South Florida, close to where jets take off from a nearby airport. Although Dania Beach locals love them, no one was quite sure how they got there.

With their grey-streaked coats and white heads, the Herdwick sheep are a distinctive feature of the Lake District landscape. They have been dotted around the hilltops for centuries and the breed's survival was helped by the author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. 

Once native animals and birds like wildcats, golden eagles and beavers could be reintroduced to England in a major wildlife boost under a government project.