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Longleat criticised for importing koalas for money-making.
Visitors to animal attractions should not be fooled by all the conservation hype. Longleat Safari Park came under intense criticism in October 2018 by the Born Free Foundation for importing five southern Koala bears half-way round the world from eastern Australia to stock their new “Koala Creek” attraction. Although Longleat strongly refuted the suggestion that…
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Conservation charities are not always what they seem
Beware the word “conservation” when supporting charities. When it comes to supporting or donating money to animal charities we all have our own perspective on what we want our money spent on whether it is conservation of wildlife, welfare of animals, re-homing of animals, animal rights, help for animals abroad or saving endangered species –…