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Emmanuel Rondeau on pouncing tigers and vanishing vultures

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The North York Moors are a bird-lover’s paradise

Next month: Roe deer

NEXT MONTH Delightful footage of a roe deer mother bringing up her fawns in a cemetery features in Wild Isles – the new five-part series coming to BBC One this spring that showcases the natural wonders of Britain. Photographer Jules Cox studied the family for a period of four years and shares his portfolio of […]

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News in brief Dolphin dementia A European Journal of Neuroscience study on stranded dolphins has shown brain changes in aged dolphins similar to those seen with human ageing and Alzheimer’s disease. The results could support the ‘sick-leader’ theory, by which a healthy pod of animals find themselves in shallow waters after following a group leader […]

News: Up – Down

Big cat bill Efforts to curb private ownership of big cats, such as lions and tigers, have increased following the hit Netflix series Tiger King. The Big Cat Public Safety Act, a bill revising the requirements governing the trade of big cats in the USA, passed by unanimous consent in the Senate. It was signed […]

The state of our rivers is a case of muddy waters

The state of our rivers is a case of muddy waters PAUL McGUINNESS, EDITOR LAST SUMMER, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, I HEARD of friends or the children of friends being ill for days after swimming in a river that they and their families had been swimming in for years. My news feeds were reporting […]

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A pride of lions relaxes in the shade in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Prides are typically made up of between 2 and 40 individuals, a number that will usually include mature females with their cubs, a few young males, and the lead male. While females tend to stay with their pride as they […]