Their population was revived over a 15-year period Ten years ago, thousands of rare spiders the size of rats were released across the UK following a 15-year long conservation project led by Chester Zoo. Now, the zoo has issued an update on their progress, announcing that there are now 10,000 breeding females that have just […]

1 year ago

Their population was revived over a 15-year period Thousands of rare spiders the size of rats have been released across the UK by a 15-year long conservation project. The Fen Raft Spider was on the verge of extinction in the UK just 15 years ago, but now – thanks to the hard work of conservationists – […]

1 year ago

Their population was revived over a 15-year period Thousands of rare spiders the size of rats have been released across the UK by a 15-year long conservation project. The Fen Raft Spider was on the verge of extinction in the UK just 15 years ago, but now – thanks to the hard work of conservationists – […]

1 year ago

It’s the size of a man’s hand and it’s growing in population. New research has revealed that Britain’s biggest spider is surging in population. The Fen Raft Spider was on the verge of extinction in the UK just 14 years ago, but now – thanks to the hard work of conservationists – up to 3,750 breeding […]

1 year ago

Only 150 dogs survived Hundreds of dogs in an animal shelter in Ukraine have been found dead after being locked away since the start of the Russian invasion. Charity organisation UAnimals confirmed that 485 dogs were found dead at an animal shelter in Ukraine’s Borodyanka on April 1. Volunteers were reportedly unable to return to […]

4 years ago

Ukrainian officials are looking to send a mission to the plant in the coming days Ukrainian forces have retaken the Chernobyl nuclear plant after Russian forces were exposed to “significant doses” of radiation. Ukraine’s state power company, Energoatom, confirmed the Russian retreat after forces invaded the infamous facility soon after the invasion began on February 24. […]

4 years ago