28 h. ago Met Office urges anyone on public transport to carry 2 things with them this week

The Met Office is predicting a steady increase in temperatures again this week with a heatwave set to return - with specific advice for commuters to follow

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30 h. ago Increased temperatures harming fish and wildlife in UK’s rivers

The Angling Trust said that river temperatures in England and Wales between March and June were the hottest since records began three years ago

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32 h. ago Wildlife star Bertie Gregory reveals how to avoid a great white shark attack

We might think of sharks as ruthless killers – but National Geographic star Bertie Gregory insists they’re “rather sweet” with a “lovely temperament”

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46 h. ago Pakistan launches crackdown on ‘pet’ lion ownership after woman mauled in Lahore street

Lahore lion attack sparks crackdown, with authorities raiding breeding farms and making arrests

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6 d. ago Writer who torched her 'evil badger man' neighbour's Land Rover because she thought his badgers killed local cat avoids jail

Susan Lupton, 63, set fire to and destroyed wildlife-loving Graham Lee's Freelander in a callous attempt to kill badgers living on his driveway.

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1 week ago Lions who 'survived against all odds' in Ukraine may soon be rescued in UK wildlife park

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is urging the British public to help their mercy mission to save lions from Ukraine

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1 week ago Revealed: spies for hire used ‘Big Brother’ tactics on salmon farm activists

Guardian investigation sheds light on private intelligence industry that runs covert surveillance operationsIs surveillance by private operators legal in the UK?Wildlife activists who exposed horrific conditions at Scottish salmon farms were subjected to “Big Brother” surveillance by spies for hire working for an elite British army veteran.One of the activists believes he was with his young daughter on at least one of the occasions when he was followed and photographed by the former paratrooper Damian Ozenbrook’s operatives. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Activists illegally releasing beavers into wild say they are doing ‘God’s work’

The government approved the release of beavers into the English wild earlier this year, but only for those with a license

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1 week ago Bright future for felled forest as Wildlife Trust creates new nature reserve on Gower

The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales is set to restore an area of land that was left ravished after a major case of illegal tree-felling

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2 w. ago Police investigate after red kite found fatally poisoned in Co Down

Red kites were reintroduced to Northern Ireland in 2008 after going extinct in the region.

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2 w. ago Two 400lb bears escape at UK wildlife park as cops lock visitors down amid hunt

Police were called to Wildwood Devon at Escot Park after two resident brown bears called Mish and Lucy got out of their enclosure, heading straight for their food store

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2 w. ago Two 400lb bears escape at UK wildlife park as visitors locked down and cops scrambled

Police were called to Wildwood Devon at Escot Park after two resident brown bears called Mish and Lucy got out of their enclosure, heading straight for their food store

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2 w. ago Investigation launched at UK wildlife park after bears escape and eat week's worth of honey

The incident took place at Wildwood Devon at Escot Park

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2 w. ago Moment escaped bears eat a WEEK's worth of honey after breaking free from Devon wildlife enclosure

Brown bears Mish and Lucy, both five years old, broke free from their enclosure at Wildwood Devon at Escot Park near Ottery St Mary yesterday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Bears ESCAPE from Devon wildlife park enclosure...and eat a week's worth of honey

Police were called to Wildwood Devon at Escot Park near Ottery St Mary after receiving reports that Mish and Lucy, both five years old, had escaped.

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2 w. ago Two bears escape from enclosure at UK wildlife park sparking police hunt

Mish and Lucy, who were abandoned by their mother in Albania, fled their enclosure at Wildwood Devon in Devon, triggering a major police search

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2 w. ago Police called as bears escape from Devon wildlife park enclosure

Police were called to Wildwood Devon at Escot Park near Ottery St Mary after receiving reports that Mish and Lucy, both five years old, had escaped.

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2 w. ago UK weather: Second heatwave could send temperatures to 39C as maps reveal date

Weather maps indicate that the latest uncomfortable heatwave may not be the worst of the year so far, as temperatures seem set to increase by a sweltering nearly 10C in July

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2 w. ago UK weather maps show 34C heat bomb throughout the weekend, but reprieve on the way

Amber heat health alerts for much of England set to remain in place until at least Sunday evening, with an increased likelihood of health issues, as temperatures set to soar even higher to 34C today

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Our Story With David Attenborough and The Herds: a new theatre of the Anthropocene | Editorial

A cinematic immersive experience and stampeding animal puppets are bringing the climate emergency into the cityAs parts of the UK swelter, this week brought yet more alarming reports of increasing temperatures, extreme weather events and dwindling chances of meeting the global 1.5C target. It was the UK’s warmest spring on record and its driest in more than 50 years.Communicating the urgency of our predicament without provoking despair and hopelessness is an intractable challenge, especially when it comes to children. But two trail-blazing theatre experiences are bringing the breakdown of the natural world into urban metropolises, and raising the alarm with such immediacy that even those of us fortunate enough to live in places that have so far been relatively unaffected by the climate crisis must pay attention. Continue reading...

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