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A group of Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation master’s students are helping to raise money for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trusts Help Rescue Mauritian Wildlife mission.

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A new study is investigating the way in which animals are included in schools and other educational settings for teaching and therapy activities.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/03/study-investigating-the-roles-of-animals-in-educational-settings-to-enhance-learning-and-wellbeing

More than half of dogs that are taken to veterinary clinics with severe heatstroke go on to die from the condition, according to a new study.

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BSc (Hons) Zoo Biology graduate Luana De Sa Clementino, recently presented her undergraduate dissertation titled ‘An investigation into the use of signature whistles in the local subpopulation of shorted beaked common dolphins (Delphinus Delphi’s) in the Eastern Aegean sea, Greece’, at the EAAM Symposium 2021.

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Lecturer in Environmental Science, Dr Tom Stanton, has recently collaborated with non-profit organisation Planet Patrol for their annual review of branded litter and their impacts.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/02/ntu-lecturer-collaborates-with-planet-patrol-to-publish-their-annual-report-of-the-types-and-brands-of-litter-that-they-have-recorded-across-the-country

Meerkats that may be used to interacting with visitors in zoos responded positively but cautiously to the sudden return of people after the first COVID-19 lockdown ended, a new study suggests.

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MSc Biodiversity Conservation student Jen MacIsaac, has been awarded CIEEM’s postgraduate of the year award 2020 for her research project, acoustic surveying of hazel dormice in Nottinghamshire.

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Course Leader Karen Rial-Lovera has been awarded a 12-month collaborative project with DEFRA, which aims to identify priority research areas concerning the practical inclusion of farmland trees within integrated pest management (IPM) strategies in agricultural landscapes in England and Wales.

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Almost half of domestic cats are being kept solely indoors, with the number expected to grow, a new study suggests.

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Some domestic cat breeds have been bred to such an extent that they may no longer be able to clearly express themselves to their owners and other felines via their faces, a new study suggests.

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