wildanimals
Six cases of raccoon roundworm — a parasite that can cause neurologic and ocular disease in humans — have been discovered in Belgium for the first time. The intestinal worms, known by their scientific name of Baylisascaris procyonis, were found in six raccoons in Wallonia, the French-speaking region's Health and Environment Department announced on 29 July. According to the Dutch National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM), the biggest risk group for the parasitic disease are young children aged between 1-4 years old, "as they tend to put foreign objects or soil in their mouths". The w...
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Scottish wildcat kittens have been born in the Cairngorms National Park to captive-bred animals released last year. Last summer 19 wildcats were released by the Saving Wildcats partnership, led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. These incredibly elusive carnivores are the only native member of the cat family still found in the wild in Britain. Since their release, the cats have been tracked using GPS radio collars. At least two females have given birth since then, marking a significant milestone in the project’s efforts to restore the species in Scotland. They may be the first wildca...
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Earlier this month, Malaysia announced plans to gift orangutans to countries that buy its palm oil. Dubbed “orangutan diplomacy,” the strategy aims to mitigate the environmental damage of palm oil production. The commodity is found in over half of supermarket packaged goods from ice cream to lipstick and plantations are a major driver of deforestation in Malaysia. But clearing land for palm oil plantations is destroying orangutan habitats. The southeast Asian country’s proposed orangutan policy is the latest example of “animal diplomacy,” where living animals are used by governments in their i...
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