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Since then, the two outlets have campaigned to support the work of Space for Giants in tackling poaching and wildlife crime, raising over £300,000, and has brought together leading conservation organisations to issue a joint statement at the G20 in Riyadh. It has also published pieces on endangered giraffes, elephants, rhinos and pangolins, as well as led an investigation into the global financial institutions that are invested in the illegal wildlife trade. It has had endorsements from renowned conservationists including John Scanlon and cricketer Kevin Pietersen. Steven Galster, co-founder...

Sponsored by: Wyner at left with jockey Dylan Davis after Capo Kane's Jerome Stakes win There's nothing quite like having a potential Derby horse in the barn, and 53-year-old trainer Harold Wyner knows he'll never go back to installing satellite television sets after saddling Capo Kane to win the Jan. 1 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. “That was just a phase,” he said, a lilting English accent giving away the Manchester native's heritage. “I was kind of disheartened when I left, but eventually I missed getting on the horses and the thrill of it all. This is what I was born to do; it...

Ministers considering spearheading international crackdown on wildlife smugglers to treat them as harshly as arms dealers The UK's wildlife crime chief has written a UN proposal which would allow countries to criminalise international smuggling Animals such as the pangolin are facing extinction due to the illegal wildlife trade Ministers are considering introducing laws that could see wildlife smugglers treated as harshly as arms and drug traffickers, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal. John Scanlon, the new International Wildlife Crime chief appointed by the government has called for a new inte...

Garda HQ Portlaoise plan for huge Laois Offaly Kildare division lodged Policing: Plans sealed this week for Laois, Offaly, Kildare Divisional HQ in Portlaoise Reporter: Conor Ganlynews@leinsterexpress.ie The location of a multi-million euro policing HQ in Portlaoise for what is the biggest Garda Division in Ireland will help to underpin the town and county's status, according to the top garda in Laois, Offaly and Kildare. Garda Chief Superintendent John Scanlan was speaking this week after he met with the Office of Public Works and sealed the submission of a planning application for the buil...

Please support local journalism by subscribing. For more info, click here. LITTLETON -- A plan to use herbicides to remove an invasive plant at Smith Conservation Land is causing worries about potential consequences, including to wildlife and drinking water. Sudbury Valley Trustees representatives outlined the plan at a Littleton Select Board meeting on Dec. 7, held virtually due to coronavirus restrictions.  The Select Board asked that the organization delay implementing the plan until an expected recertification of chemicals, including of an herbicide included in the plan. A recertificat...