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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > seals-kill-eat-dolphins-uk-b2928820.html

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,…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > rhino-calf-knowsley-safari-merseyside-b2928695.html

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…...

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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…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > bristol-zoo-gorilla-jock-death-b2928839.html

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…...