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British farmers propose radical plan to reintroduce wild lynxes and pelicans to the countryside

Farmers have proposed a radical plan to return an area the size of Dorset to nature and reintroduce beavers, lynxes and pelicans to the British countryside. 

WildEast aims to dedicate some 250,000 hectares of East Anglia — Britain's most intensely farmed region — to wildlife over the next five decades.


Rhino horns worth $7 million seized by customs official at South African airport

Dozens of rhino horn pieces disguised as art were seized by South African customs officials at the airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The seized horns valued at about $7 million. 


Dog rescued from puppy farm joins fire service team

A dog rescued from a puppy farm has become a "valued" member of a team of specialist investigators at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. 


Victory for Yellowstone’s grizzly bears as court rules they cannot be hunted

In a stunning victory for wildlife conservationists and indigenous tribes – and for bears – a US court ruled on Wednesday that grizzly bears living in the vast Yellowstone ecosystem will remain federally protected and not be subjected to sport hunting.