Conservation
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Conservationists fight to save 2,000 baby flamingos evacuated from dried-out dam
In Depth The birds are being hand-reared by volunteers around Cape Town
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Australian heatwave: bats falling out of trees as temperatures near 50C
Speed Read Ecologist warns that bats are the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for effects of climate change on wildlife
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Six decapitated baby seals found in New Zealand
In Depth ‘Disturbing, brutal and violent’ crime reported to the police by New Zealand Department of Conservation
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New Zealand whale stranding: 145 dead on remote beach
Speed Read Conservation officials forced to shoot dozens of dying whales
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China reverses ban on rhino and tiger products
Speed Read Decision to relax trade restrictions an ‘enormous setback’ to conservation efforts, campaigners warn
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Hosepipe ban: the rules and what happens if you break them
In Depth Millions of people will be affected by move to conserve water during UK heatwave
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World’s last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya
Speed Read Sudan, who rose to fame on Tinder, was put to sleep after suffering age-related complications
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World’s last male northern white rhino ‘gravely ill’
Speed Read Death of 45-year-old animal, named Sudan, would push species to brink of extinction
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Waris Ahluwalia: Elephant Family
Speed Read How the actor and producer is helping to raise awareness of the animal charity on a trek through India, and with tea-infused cocktails
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Ultra-rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya
In Depth The mother and calf are only the third recorded example of leucistic giraffes in history
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Saruni Rhino: Walking with giants
In Depth A new safari lodge is the first in East Africa to let guests track rare black rhinos on foot
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Trip of a lifetime: Talking travel with Geoffrey Kent
In Depth The CEO of Abercrombie & Kent discusses his Kenyan upbringing, his lifelong passion for conservation and the importance of a hot dinner
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A lifetime of adventure: explorer John Blashford-Snell
In Depth From the Congo to the Darién Gap and back to Dorset, John Blashford-Snell has always set out with a purpose
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Dolphin 'already dead' when beach-goers took photos
Speed Read Holidaymaker dismisses claims that Buenos Aires crowd posed for selfies with a live animal and says its body had been washed up
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