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3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds

Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds, a newspaper has reported.


Teenagers using catapults to kill birds

Birds are being catapulted to death and a wild Canada goose was barbecued in Nottinghamshire.

Police said officers will be on patrol to catch those responsible after one youngster was caught in the middle of aiming a slingshot at a group of songbirds.


Chessington World of Adventures welcomes new penguin chicks

Chessington World of Adventures has welcomed more than just new visitors since lockdown has eased.

The family-favourite resort has welcomed five new chicks to its colony of Humboldt penguins, a vulnerable species typically found along the coasts of Chile and Peru.


Bears rescued after living for 17 years in pitch black

Two black bears that were rescued from an illegal 'bile farm' in Vietnam after living for 17 years in pitch black cellars have been given a bright new home at a bear sanctuary.