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Paris exhibition tries Untangling the Spider’s Web
19/05/2012 - Culture in France

Paris exhibition tries Untangling the Spider’s Web

Everyone deserves a little respect - even spiders – or so the scientists at Paris’ Natural History Museum believe.

14/05/2012 - France

French pensioner ready to die to stop pet wild boar being seized

An 83-year-old former wine-grower says that he’d rather die than let game-wardens take away a wild boar he has reared at his home since finding it in the wild 14 months ago.

Paris exhibition tries Untangling the Spider’s Web
15/04/2012 - Culture in France

Paris exhibition tries Untangling the Spider’s Web

Everyone deserves a little respect - even spiders – or so the scientists at Paris’ Natural History Museum believe.

African buffalo help TB, malaria research
11/04/2012 - African news explained

African buffalo help TB, malaria research

Can African wildlife teach us a thing or two about human health? That's the idea behind the TB Buffalo Project in South Africa.

The 25 March Sound Kitchen quiz
25/03/2012 - The Sound Kitchen

The 25 March Sound Kitchen quiz

Put on your thinking caps … it’s time for the quiz. You’ll hear great music and listener’s letters, too … don’t miss it!

Can agriculture help French unemployed?
29/02/2012 - On-the-spot France

Can agriculture help French unemployed?

Every year the French capital hosts Europe’s largest farming show. The event attracts farmers and their beasts from around the country.

Kenya's lions under threat
23/02/2012 - International report

Kenya's lions under threat

Latest figures show that over the past nine years the number of lions in Kenya has dropped from 2,700 to some 2,000.

Drive to feed pets of the homeless
06/02/2012 - On-the-spot France

Drive to feed pets of the homeless

Sunday marked the end of a week-long operation to gather food for the pets of homeless people.

Watching lions
02/02/2012 - African news explained

Watching lions

According to some estimates, more than 90 per cent of the lion population has disappeared from Africa over the past 50 years.

UK in wildlife preservation push
30/01/2012 - International report

UK in wildlife preservation push

A difference in attitudes towards wildlife preservation in the United Kingdom has led to a serious decline in the numbers of several endangered species.

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