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Underpass built for blue penguins
blue penguins
Blue penguins are the world's smallest penguin, standing at approximately 30cm tall.
Tunnel helps New Zealand penguins avoid cars and tourists 

A colony of little blue penguins in New Zealand now have their own private underpass to protect them from traffic and tourists.

Blue penguins are the world's smallest penguin, standing at approximately 30cm tall and weighing just 1kg. They breed on the coastal mainland and islands of New Zealand and southern Australia.

The blue penguin colony in the South Island town of Oamaru, previously had to cross a busy road to commute between their nests and the sea, putting them at risk from cars and inquisitive tourists.

According to media reports, construction of the tunnel was completed in September and was supported by the local district council, tourism body and private businesses.

Little blue penguins enjoying their new tunnel © Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony:

 

Image by: JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com)/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0

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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

News Story 1
 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.