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Sea Life is avoiding public scrutiny after bad publicity over high level of deaths at one centre
Scientists are eavesdropping on animal conversations. Will generative AI enable us to talk back?
Marcy Norton takes a fascinating look at how animals were treated as thinking, feeling beings in many pre-colonial societies
The conservationist and his daughter share a radical vision for the future of endangered species
Also in this newsletter: Brussels to crack down on illegal pet trade
With real meat facing real problems, investors should cut back their exposure
Game shooting contributes £2bn to the UK economy annually. Is it worth it?
The poultry industry is facing an onslaught of different upheavals that have thrust the once fast-growing sector into crisis
BNP Paribas joins environmentalists in pressing companies to run toxin tests with synthetic substances
Bucharest faces growing calls for bigger hunting quotas to protect property and livestock from country’s 8,000 wild bears
Clashes exacerbated by proliferation of agriculture businesses growing export crops such as avocados for the west and China
A new book reminds us of the human capacity for connection with other species
Scientists urge more vigorous action to reduce circulation of highly contagious H5N1 strain
We should focus on conserving endangered animals rather than resurrecting those already gone
From Schiaparelli’s lion heads to Chanel’s circus ringmasters, surrealism and showmanship took to the catwalk
The FT's Anjana Ahuja reports on how virologists are unlocking the secrets of the latest H5N1 avian flu strain
High production costs together with increasingly vegetarian appetites may prevent this industry taking off
Trade group chief notes ‘worst bird flu outbreak that we’ve seen’
Casual extermination of apex predators by humans should be grabbing headlines
UK response should include targeted conservation funding as well as compensation for farmers
Zoo asks for food as zero-Covid policy threatens supplies for endangered animals
Billionaire activist had sought two board seats at fast-food chain in campaign to end caging of sows
A more rounded view of their interior lives would have huge commercial implications — as Carl Icahn’s battle with McDonald’s suggests
Plus, Wendy’s faces a food fight over its welfare practices
Backbenchers set to defy prime minister if pledge is removed from animal welfare bill
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