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Monty Don to design dog-friendly garden

The garden will be displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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Chatter box Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. Chatter box

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Equine News
RSPCA sees highest hedgehog intake in three years
RSPCA sees highest hedgehog intake in three years

2,002 hedgehogs have been admitted this year so far.
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Red panda cub's death linked to firework stress
Red panda cub's death linked to firework stress

Three-month-old Roxie died on Bonfire Night this year.
Rescued seal pups released with GPS trackers for study
Rescued seal pups released with GPS trackers for study

 The data will provide insights into how the pups adjust to life in the wild.
Hedgehog conservation strategy launched
Hedgehog conservation strategy launched

 Document aims to tackle decline in hedgehog numbers.
Elephant seal colony struggles after bird flu deaths
Elephant seal colony struggles after bird flu deaths

 More than 17,000 elephant seals died during the H5N1 outbreak.
Edinburgh Zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippo
Edinburgh Zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippo

The endangered calf was born on 30 October.
Wildlife crime rates remain high, but prosecutions fall
Wildlife crime rates remain high, but prosecutions fall

Latest Wildlife Crime Report shows convictions at an all-time low.
Parasites affect swallow flight behaviour, study finds
Parasites affect swallow flight behaviour, study finds

 Behaviour changes could threaten swallows' survival.
Climate change increases polar bears' pathogen exposure
Climate change increases polar bears' pathogen exposure

Study compared antibody levels over 30 year period.
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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.
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