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Baby elephant rescued from well
Touching video of baby elephant rescue goes viral

A video has gone viral of an eight-month-old elephant being rescued from a shallow well in Kenya.

The calf had fallen into a five foot deep hole in the dry grounds of a national park in Rift Valley Province, and was unable to climb out on its own. When conservationists at Amboseli Trust for Elephants heard of the incident, they sent two jeeps to assist.

The calf's anxious mother, Zombe, was kept away from the scene while the team worked to pull her baby out of the well. Herders were expected to arrive any minute to water their cattle and they would have forced Zombe to leave the stranded calf.

After a struggle, the team managed to secure a rope around the baby elephant and attached the other end to the jeep, hauling the calf out of the well to safety.

The touching video ends as the freed elephant and its mother run towards each other, and as they reunite, embrace with their trunks.

Click here to watch the video, which has received almost a million views.

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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RCVS annual renewal fee for vets due

RCVS' annual renewal fee for veterinary surgeons is now due. Vets must pay their renewal fee before Wednesday, 1 April 2026.

This year's standard annual fee has increased to 431 from last year's 418. This is an approximately three per cent increase, as approved by RCVS Council and the Privy Council.

Tshidi Gardner, RCVS treasurer, said: "The small fee increase will be used to help deliver both our everyday activities and our new ambitious Strategic Plan, which includes aims such as achieving new legislation, reviewing the Codes of Professional Conduct and supporting guidance, and continuing to support the professions through activities such as the Mind Matters Initiative, RCVS Academy and career development."

A full breakdown of the new fees is on the RCVS website. Information about tax relief is available on the UK government website.