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WWF release rare video of tigers in China
Amur tiger
The new footage is the result of decades of conservation work aimed at establishing a breeding Amur tiger population in China.
Organisation captures footage of Amur tiger family

Footage of a family of tiger cubs has been captured by a WWF camera trap, in what is the first video evidence of Amur tigers in China.

The tigers were filmed playing 20 miles from the Russian border late in 2014. Before the footage was captured, footprints were the only indicators of this species of tiger in the country.  

Because tiger cubs would be not be able to travel such a distance by themselves, the WWF say that they must have been raised in China.

Wang Fuyou, division head of the Wangqing Nature Reserve conservation department, said: "These images show that Wangqing Nature Reserve has now become a breeding site for Amur tigers. Seeing these positive outcomes from our efforts greatly strengthens our confidence that wild Amur tiger populations can be restored."

Also known as Siberian tigers, Amur tigers were once common in northern China, the Russian Far East and the Korean peninsula.  Sadly, by the 1940s they had been driven to near extinction - no more than 40 individuals remained in the wild.

The subspecies was saved when Russia became the first country in the world to grant the tiger full protection. By the 1980s, the Amur tiger population had increased to around 450. Those individuals now reside in far-east Russia, and at least 18-30 adults have been spotted in the border areas of China and North Korea.

WWF say that the new footage is the result of decades of conservation work aimed at establishing a breeding Amur tiger population in China.

WWF's Amur Tiger Conservation plan designated the Wangqing-Hunchun-Saiyang-Dongning Area as a priority zone for wild tiger conservation in 2010.

To view the video visit https://vimeo.com/120081659 

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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

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 BVA has announced a new series of its Building Great Workplaces lunchtime webinars.

Launching from 16 July, the sessions will explore patient safety, motivation, client communication and more.

Its first webinar, exploring neurodiversity in the workplace, will take place at 1pm on Thursday, 16 July. It will feature guest speakers from The Vet Project, a group which supports neurodiversity in veterinary environments.

The following three webinars take place in September, October and November.

Booking is open on the BVA website 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.