Big cat reported near Colwyn Bay
Big cat reported near Colwyn Bay
Big cat reported near Colwyn Bay
New big cat sightings in Cornwall
A TEAM of experts are set to patrol the UK’s seas for great white sharks after one was reportedly spotted close to a popular tourist beach.
Scientists from Ocearch are planning the expedition for September 2022, hoping to prove that great white sharks frequent British waters after the potential sighting at Goring-by-Sea in West Sussex.
This cute little pup is the first giant anteater to be born at Dudley Zoo, in Birmingham, for 85 years!
The baby – who doesn’t have a name yet – was born on 17 January and keepers say it is “healthy and alert”.
Its parents Lyra and Bubbles surprised keepers when they found out they had had a baby, but said it was “fabulous news”.
Paignton Zoo in Devon, is the latest organisation to team up with a charity, called Nature’s Safe, which cryogenically freezes genetic samples of animals.
So far, the charity has made a ‘biobank’ of frozen samples from around 80 different species at its laboratories.
Nature’s Safe is one of Europe’s first biobanks dedicated to preserving endangered animals in this way.
Chester Zoo, along with scientists at the University of Surrey, are starting a world first vaccine trial that could save the lives of many poorly young elephants!
The vaccine is designed to protect against a deadly disease called elephant endotheliotrophic herpes virus (EEHV) which affects some elephant calves.
Some are said to be “as big as cats” and now experts are warning people to rat-proof their houses before they invade.
Pest control expert Ian Helands warned: “I have had more call-outs than ever from homeowners who have heard a noise, looked down into their toilet only to find a giant rat.
“No-one is safe. Rats are excellent swimmers with bendy bones and can squeeze into the smallest of spaces.
Life is about to radically change for Ron and Debi MacKenzie, who run leisure cruises on Loch Ness, after they put their business up for sale.
A Conservative MP who said eagles are not welcome in his constituency had his election campaign funded by a shooting estate, the Guardian can reveal.
The West Dorset MP, Chris Loder, caused outrage when he seemed to imply police should not be prioritising the investigation of the recent death of an endangered white-tailed eagle, found dead on an estate in his constituency.
At many of the city’s neighborhood watering holes, cats and dogs greet customers, chase rats away, and keep solo drinkers company