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Cameras to prevent poaching

Bid to protect rhinos wins Google award

State-of-the-art camera traps are to be installed to prevent elephant and rhino poaching in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) won a £500,000 grant for the project from Google's Global Impact Awards.

Cameras with automated sensors will be deployed in poaching hotspots within the next few months, which will transmit images of any intruders.

The cameras can also detect vehicles from vibrations, and triangulate the sound of gunshots, allowing park rangers to locate poachers and intervene immediately.

"These life-saving cameras will help stop the slaughter of rhinos, which has seen more than 1,000 killed in Africa in just eighteen months," says Professor Jonathan Baillie, ZSL's field conservation director.


"Over the next two years we plan to cut poaching in Kenya’s Tsavo National Park by 50 per cent and help park rangers protect endangered rhinos, elephants, and more, before it’s too late."


The project received thousands of votes from the public, placing it ahead of nine other candidates for the Google award. Celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Derren Brown and Edith Bowman also lent their support to the project. 

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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BBC Radio 4 documentary addresses corporate fees

BBC Radio 4's File on 4 Investigates has released a documentary exploring how corporate-owned veterinary practices may be inflating bills to increase profit.

Released on 15 April, 'What's Happening To Your Vet Bills?' revealed the policies which many corporate groups have in place to increase their profits. This included targets and upgrades which veterinary teams are tasked with meeting on a regular basis.

It also features Anrich Vets, an independently-owned practice based in Wigan. Following the case of Staffordshire terrier Benjy, who is diagnosed with a tumour, the documentary shares how the team were able to offer contextualised care and advice to make the procedure as affordable as possible for his owners.

The documentary can be heard on demand on BBC iPlayer.