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Man charged for endangered bird smuggling
sun parakeet
Sun parakeets were among the illegally traded birds.
Danish smuggler traded 43 parrots and eggs

A Danish man has been convicted of smuggling 43 endangered parrots and parrot eggs, in the country's largest case of its kind.

Authorities received an anonymous tip-off resulting in the man's arrest and a fine of 650,000 kroner, The Copenhagen Post reports.

Profits of 231,000 kroner were also confiscated along with 30 parrots and 11 eggs. Parrot species involved in the case included the Jamaican amazon, the red-capped parrot, the sun parakeet and eclectus parrot. All of these species are on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

The birds, estimated to be worth five figure sums, were being sold online.

WWF Denmark is now calling for greater penalties for trading endangered animals and plants. This would allow Danish police to acquire suspects' online correspondence and phone records.

Gitte Seeberg, WWF's secretary general, is quoted by The Copenhagen Post as saying: "Without access especially to email correspondence, the police have a very low chance at uncovering large cases of illegal trade in endangered animals and plants."

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.