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The birds are suspected to have been abandoned due to a lack of food. 50 of the rescued chicks died. SANCCOB said this was possibly the second largest seabird rescue in the Western Cape, since the MV Treasure oil spill in 2000. Nearly 1 700 endangered Cape cormorant chicks have been rescued from Robben Island after being abandoned by its parents.  In a joint effort by the National Sea Rescue Institute, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), the Two Oce...

Police on scene of ‘animal-related investigation’ in Horry County By WMBF News Staff | January 6, 2021 at 3:14 PM EST - Updated January 6 at 3:14 PM HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Police are currently on the scene of an “animal-related investigation” in Horry County. The Horry County Police Department tweeted Wednesday that its Environmental Unit at a property off Highway 90 conducting its investigation. 🚨ONGOING INVESTIGATION🚨 The #HCPD Environmental Unit ...

Health Ministry ‘going all out’ to tackle dengue Article by December 30, 2020 Government is determined to treat dengue or a dengue outbreak in the same way it is addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has declared. He told journalists at Ilaro Court on Monday that any outbreak will be treated with “the same level of seriousness, and the same approach with the health emergency operation centre being responsible for laun...