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As an insurance population for species facing imminent extinction in the wild. there are countless examples of species we hold in our zoos in the uk that have been reintroduced to their former ranges from zoo populations. to ensure there is enough genetic diversity, the worlds zoos share animals, but it is expensive, shipping big, dangerous animals like rhinos around. and lockdown has hit zoos hard. they have endured a double whammy, no visitors but of course, they still need to feed the animals...

For species facing imminent extinction in the wild. but britains zoos are under threat as never before. lockdown hit them hard. they endured a double whammy — no visitors, but of course they still need to feed the animals. it costs up to £1 million a month just at london and whipsnade zoos, and most british zoos, london included, get no public funding. wow, look at that. many zoos are now relying on charitable donations just to stay afloat. london zoo expects to be £20 million down by the en...

When 1835 migrants crossed the channel. the national crime agency says it hopes by —— the national crime agency says it hopes by tackling organised crime gangs those numbers would fall, but it cant promise that was that it is working with branch —— from that it is working with french counterparts has helped. offering shelter in france in calais, away from the temptation of trying to get to the uk. what for those who do, the government is believed to be setting up floating asylu m believe...

Forjust under two years. the baby will be a ninth great—grandchild for the queen and the duke of edinburgh. there are exactly three months to go before christmas — and retailers are telling shoppers to be prepared and to start buying gifts early. with coronavirus restrictions likely to remain in place well into next year, firms are preparing for more christmas shopping than ever to be done online. emma simpson has more. too soon? love it or loathe it. retailers are already preparing for chri...

The place and its nice to see people have some time off and not think about everything else that is going on. you see people just being kind of carefree and walking around and enjoying their time here. im studying biology and i want to work in conservation, so having the time to go around and look at the animals, it really makes it worth it. another unexpected positive to come out of lockdown is that the keepers had a little more time to get on with some jobs without people like me getting in th...

A callout, asking people on fellow to come in volunteer and help the zoo get back its feet. excuse me, would you mind trying to social distance a tiny bit, thank you very much. this is sofia, she volunteered her times since lockdown put her times since lockdown put her studies on hold. ive been volunteering for about a week, this is my third shifts away and really new at this but ive been finding it really exciting andi been finding it really exciting and i am looking forward to coming here ever...

And youre gonna find the outback. the world is a bit all over the place and its nice to see people have some time off and not think about everything else that is going on. you see people just being kind of carefree and walking around and enjoying their time here. im studying biology and i want to work in conservation, so having the time to go around and look at the animals, it really makes it worth it. another unexpected positive to come out of lockdown is that the keepers had a little more time...

The culprit seems to have fired off a series of selfies, but, inevitably, got a little bored with the whole process. the man found his phone when he rang the number and discovered the phone in the forest. hello. cooler weather on the way. that, of course, most noticeable where the past couple of days have been so hot and also along some north sea coast, eastern scotland, north—east england with more of an onshore breeze for a stunner of a tuesday. it will feel much cooler during wednesday. and...

Coasts to start the day, on thursday, there will be a cooler night butjust to be down into single figures. now, on thursday, it is high pressure replacing high pressure, still a lot of settled weather around. still a good deal of sunshine, particularly into england and wales. sunny spells through the cloud across most of scotland and northern ireland we could see some rain in the western isles and temperatures are much closer to average for the time of year, still a little bit above them. quite ...

Scientifically interesting, what does it mean to find new species like this in a remote forest? in a country like this, unusually biodiverse, we still do not know how many species are out there. we are estimating in colombia we have about 30,000 species, but still probably 6,000 new species to be discovered. so you think that there are new species out here in these forests that could actually vanish before they are even discovered? yes, absolutely. and we still dont know the uses of many species...