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Audible launches series of books for dogs

Research finds audiobooks have a calming effect
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Chatter box The RSPB is calling on the public to help provide new homes for swifts, as figures show the birds' numbers have fallen to less than half what they were 20 years ago.

Swifts arrive in the UK late April-May and can spend up to three months in the country. The RSPB attributes the birds’ decline to modern buildings, which lack the nooks and crannies they need to build nests.

While some house builders have agreed to integrate swift homes into new buildings, the RSPB believes more can be done to help this incredible bird. 'Just, 1,000 additional new nest boxes could make a difference’, the charity said.  Chatter box

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Equine News
Tiger dies after fight with two others at Longleat
Tiger dies after fight with two others at Longleat

News comes just days after death of London Zoo tiger
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Chimp gestures follow same laws as human language
Chimp gestures follow same laws as human language

Two human linguistic laws observed in wild chimpanzees
Concerns raised following Belfast Zoo animal escapes
Concerns raised following Belfast Zoo animal escapes

 Politicians call for a review into safety measures
New tool to monitor wellbeing of captive elephants
New tool to monitor wellbeing of captive elephants

 Method already in use at captive elephant facilities across the UK
Humans ‘eating megafauna to extinction’ - study
Humans ‘eating megafauna to extinction’ - study

 Research explores impact of human activity on largest vertebrates
Endangered shark species sold in UK chip shops, study finds
Endangered shark species sold in UK chip shops, study finds

Researchers call for better seafood labelling
First UK hares test positive for RHDV2
First UK hares test positive for RHDV2

Scientists explore recent hare die-off
£3.5m funding given to global wildlife projects
£3.5m funding given to global wildlife projects

 Darwin Plus awards funding to 17 schemes in UK Overseas Territories
Holidaymaker finds South African frog in suitcase
Holidaymaker finds South African frog in suitcase

RSPCA urges travellers to check their luggage
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Detection time for omeprazole reduced to 48 hours in racehorses

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that the detection time for omeprazole has been reduced from 72 hours to 48 hours. This is effective from 1 February 2019.

Omeprazole can be prescribed for the management of gastric ulcers in racehorses; however, studies have recently become available that show no direct effect of omeprazole on performance.

Tim Morris, the Authority’s Director of Equine Science and Welfare, commented: “Medication control in horse racing is essential to allow treatment for good welfare but also to ensure fair racing by medication withdrawal before racing. Trainers have asked for more information, especially on anti-ulcer medications, and we have used existing information to make a harmonised detection time for omeprazole available as soon as we could.”
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