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Warning as homes in UK see surge in rat infestations
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (133+ words) Warning as homes in UK see surge in rat infestations - Rat infestations in UK properties have surged by 10 per cent over the past year, with Rentokil Pest Control reporting a significant rise in confirmed rodent sightings. - Northern Ireland experienced the…...
Rat warning as UK homes see huge increase in rodent activity
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (395+ words) Rat infestations in UK properties have surged over the past year, a phenomenon experts attribute to a record-breaking hot summer followed by recent heavy rainfall. Rentokil Pest Control reported a 10 per cent year-on-year rise in confirmed rodent sightings, with notable…...
Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida and taken to SeaWorld
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (272+ words) An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. Drone pilots provided the rescuers with an aerial view, guiding their boat toward the manatees…...
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (182+ words) Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: a live owl resting peacefully among items on a shelf. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday that…...
Toxic waste from household electronics found in dolphins
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (164+ words) Shotlist Sanya City, Hainan Province, south China - Feb 24, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of wild dolphins swimming at sea; jumping out of water Storyline Over a dozen wild dolphins were spotted swimming together in good health in the nearshore…...
Spanish holiday island reveals €80m plan to clean up beach waste
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (413+ words) The popular tourist island plans to tighten management over water and sanitation Tenerife's authorities have drawn up a "80m (70m) plan to clean up the island's coastlines and "correct its sanitation deficit. Tenerife's island council met on Wednesday, 25 February, to discuss a…...
Seals have begun killing and eating dolphins – and no-one knows why
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (410+ words) Experts are baffled by the phenomenon Marine experts are baffled by a series of "bloodthirsty" seal attacks on common dolphins along the British coast. Specialists believe that this shocking behaviour could be limited to a single killer family or population,…...
Safari park welcomes rare rhino calf: ‘A symbol of hope’
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (560+ words) Baby Stanley is a member of a near-threatened species A British wildlife park is celebrating a significant conservation success following the birth of a male southern white rhino calf, a species classified as 'near threatened'. The new arrival at Knowsley…...
E-waste found contaminating dolphin brains: ‘This is a wake-up call’
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (164+ words) Shotlist Sanya City, Hainan Province, south China - Feb 24, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of wild dolphins swimming at sea; jumping out of water Storyline Over a dozen wild dolphins were spotted swimming together in good health in the nearshore…...
Beloved zoo gorilla dies just days after being moved to new home
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (347+ words) Jock will "live on through the gorillas he helped raise" The oldest male gorilla in the UK has died days after he was moved to a new home. Jock, 42, who spent the majority of his life at Bristol Zoo Project…...