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Wild parakeets seen as a threat in the UK
Wild Badgers to be Culled in England

Wild parakeets seen as a threat in the UK

I think these are just one particular species of parakeet, the monk parakeet which can apparantly cause damage to electricity pylons. The ever increasing rose ringed or ring necked parakeets that we see fly overhead on a daily basis shoudn’t … Continue reading

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Wild Badgers to be Culled in England

There will be a wild badger cull in England. The new Conservative Liberal coalition government has said the vaccination programme isn’t enough so badgers in TB hotspots will be killed. Culling badgers to control Bovine TB in dairy cattle is … Continue reading

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