by Helen Seddon | Apr 23, 2020 | Wildlife
Photo Credit LEAP Back in December 2019 we produced a blog titled ‘Is Lucy the Loneliest Elephant in the World?’ We gave an account on Lucy’s life and how she arrived at the zoo from Sri Lanka at the age of two when most elephant calves stay with their mothers until...
by Helen Seddon | Mar 15, 2020 | Wildlife
How many people are aware that donkeys are being brutally slaughtered across the world because of a demand for donkey skins in China? Probably nowhere near as many as there should be. You might be thinking what do the Chinese want donkey skins for? An...
by Helen Seddon | Mar 12, 2020 | Wildlife
Both SARS and Covid-19 are two potentially life threatening viral infections in the “coronavirus” family. These coronaviruses can jump across species from mammal to mammal including humans. Both viruses have emanated from animals in China’s wet markets. These wet...
by Helen Seddon | Jan 18, 2020 | Wildlife
THE DEADLINE IS 25 JANUARY 2020 TO RETURN THE GOVERNMENT QUESTIONNAIRE! 15 QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED BUT THE CHARITY LIONAID HAS PUT TOGETHER A GUIDE TO HELP YOU REPLY TO THE QUESTIONS AND TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE “EXPLANATORY” TEXT PASSAGES THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS...
by Helen Seddon | Dec 21, 2019 | Wildlife
Apart from the Queen who is the law, if she was to break the law, there isn’t very much that anyone can do about it. The rest of the Royal family aren’t quite on the same level as the Monarch. They have more in common with us regular folk when it comes to laws we need...
by Helen Seddon | Dec 15, 2019 | Wildlife
An account of a single Asian elephant in a zoo in Alberta, Canada sums up the depressing life of a solitary animal. Words by Kristen Warfield: “Every day for Lucy is mostly the same. She stands in her barren concrete enclosure, behind a glass wall, as visitors watch...
