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Avid amateur bird watcher Scott Neil made a rare sighting of a swallow-tailed kite yesterday. Mr Neil reported seeing it while out on a run in the area. He said: “Just saw a swallow-tailed kite at Wyndham Hill, near Harrington Sound — very large and ...

Dear Sir, The article by the Audubon Society [Feral Cats in Bermuda: a problem that can be solved, February 13] portrays an inaccurate picture of Bermuda’s cat population and uses fear-mongering and non-scientific claims to achieve their narrow obj...

Check up on dog walkers before entrusting your pet to another person, a retired animal welfare officer has warned after being besieged by unleashed dogs in a public park. The incident on Monday involved a dog walker at Shelly Bay Park, according to D...

The Island’s first sighting of a razorbill was reported yesterday. Audubon Society member Paul Watson spotted the bird on the Great Sound in the morning. He was soon joined by the group’s president, Andrew Dobson, to get photographic evidence of the ...

The plight of dogs left tethered and alone in a field has prompted concerned members of the public to voice frustration at the inability of animal authorities to address the issue. The owners of the dogs are not believed to be breaching any laws but ...

A tabled amendment to the Bird Protection Act could extend the power to destroy “pest” birds to any member of the public who is authorised by the Environment Minister. And a separate amendment to the Firearms Act would also pave the way for certain c...

Every cat deserves a home. The domestic cat is called that for a reason: the species is the result of thousands of years of breeding by humans, and its natural habitat is the human home. A feral (meaning “wild”) cat is a domestic cat that is forced...

Hundreds of dogs and their owners will “take to the park” on March 1 for a popular community event being organised by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Paws to the Park event invites dog owners and their dogs to take part in t...

Animal lovers have come out in force for a “devastated” family unable to cover bills after their treasured cat was badly mauled by a dog — and now an online campaign has begun for others to help. In a first fundraising drive by the newly formed Bermu...

Bermuda welcomed some interesting visitors last year. A flock of black bellied whistling ducks was unprecedented and then there was the mystery bird that had never been seen on the Island before. Bermuda Audubon Society president Andrew Dobson snappe...

The remains of a peregrine falcon have been found in Paget after possibly being struck by a car. Luke Fountain said he discovered the body of the bird of prey on top of a dead chicken near Coral Beach last Friday. “It was evident that the hawk had be...

The story of Swizzle the cat being reunited with his owners in England has made national news in the UK. Earlier this month The Royal Gazette reported how Jon and Naomi Smyth were reunited with their lost kitten Swizzle 19 months after he went missin...