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  That's a  Happy Koala - find out why below © Photo | Rennett Stowe | under CC by 3.00  | per Flickr Good News for Animals ·          The Great Koala National Park has been declared by the NSW State Government. It will span 476,000 hectares, protect around 12,000 koalas and more than 100 other threatened species. Logging within the proposed park boundary has been stopped and a $146 million package has been announced to support its creation and the affected communities. An End to Bullfighting and Cockfighting in Colombia ·          Colombia has banned bullfighting, cockfighting and sundry other forms of animal cruelty which involve animal combat or distress in the name of entertainment. There is a three year transition period to enable able those who depend on such activities to find alternative employment   "Bloodless" Bullfighting for Mexico ·      ...

  Image by Siggy Nowak from Pixabay Yes, we should definitely celebrate Wombats, another of Australia’s endearing marsupials and a near relative of the Koala. In fact, I know of very few people who don’t fall in love with them at first sight – except perhaps farmers who dislike their fences being demolished or home owners who don’t like their foundations undermined. They are round and furry,   about a metre long when fully grown and built like a small tanks. With their  cute bear -like faces and purposeful gait, they are found in many parts of Tasmania – you are sure to meet one or two at Cradle Mountain. They are also found in Victoria, in bushland along the East Coast of Australia and occasionally in pockets of grassland in Western Australia, South Australia and outback New South Wales.   They come in three flavours – The Northern hairy -nosed, the Southern hairy -nosed and the bare -nosed....