Posts by Yorkshire Reporter

Getting aches and pains as you get older can be a problem when you have the longest limbs in the animal kingdom. Behansin, a ten-year-old giraffe, needed some high-tec physio after rangers noticed that he suffered from a sore shoulder and was slightly lame on his left foreleg. They decided…

As temperatures rise, leading veterinary organisations the British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) are warning pet owners to take special care of their rabbits this summer as they are particularly susceptible to suffering in hot weather. Rabbits cannot sweat or…

The two chicks of popular Malham peregrines have taken their first flights from the nest and are delighting visitors to the cove. Staff and volunteers from the RSPB and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) are running a special, free peregrine viewpoint at the foot of the cove where…

BUGS and creepy crawlies are likely to feature in the typical Yorkshire diet within the next 20 years, according to pest experts. The ballooning world population and global warming has led to fears of a potential food shortage by the middle of the century. And Simon Forrester, chief executive of…