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1,141 mammal species – 25 per cent of those known to science – are threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN. At least 76 have become extinct since...
Barn owl in wild
18th June 2010
A barn owl that was rehabilitated and released by the RSPCA more than five years ago has been found alive and well by the banks of the River Rother in East Sussex. “This bird has fulfilled all our aims,” said wildlife officer Richard Thompson.
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