Landscape home to Scotland’s monarch of the glen is at risk of being dominated by non-native deer, new research suggests. The sika deer, which is native to eastern Russia and east Asia, are said to ...

Chief Veterinary Officer Brian Dooher said bluetongue virus had significant impact on the agri-food sector as a result of the ...

Clandeboye Estate has said that the investigation into two suspect bluetongue cases concern animals formerly from its herd.

Bluetongue was confirmed at a herd close to Bangor, Co Down, last week and there has been another suspected case on a farm ...

New measures have been introduced today to relax some animal movements in the wake of the recent bluetongue virus outbreak in Co Down.

The North's Department of Agriculture (DAERA) is to begin work testing 20 large herds within the 20km Bluetongue temporary ...

And pigs are just one of the 12 pests robbing farming families of Christmas joy. Other pests on Federated Farmers’ naughty list include wilding pines, possums, feral deer, feral goats, wild cats, ...

The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction through captive breeding. Conservationists hope it could help ...

The sheep sector is particularly exposed to interruptions to its live trade with more sheep exported live than processed in ...

Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...

Northern Ireland is facing its first suspected case of bluetongue, after routine surveillance detected the virus in two cows on a holding near Bangor.