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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Baby peregrine falcons re-released into the wild
A wildlife rescue charity rescued, rehabilitated and released six juvenile peregrine falcons. Secret World Wildlife Rescue in Highbridge, Somerset, said it had seen an "unprecedented influx" of young falcons this year. The charity said each rescue involved a unique set of challenges, from cliffs and construction sites to power stations and city rooftops. Charlotte Wroe, release coordinator for the charity, said: "To give six of them a second chance at life in the wild is a powerful reminder of the importance of wildlife rescue and the incredible results that can be achieved through collaboration." The first arrival was a female from Weston-super-Mare Quarry, admitted with a swollen shoulder. The charity found she had two siblings and both parents waiting for her in their cliff top nest. After nine days of rest and pain relief, the chick was well enough to be returned to her family. More news stories for Somerset Listen to the latest news for Somerset Secret World said one of the most dramatic rescues was at Hinkley Point Power Station B, where three fledglings from a specially-built nesting platform were attacked by protective gulls while attempting their maiden flights. The peregrine falcons were rehabilitated and returned to the nest, where they were reunited with their attentive mother. Several of the birds were fitted with coloured monitoring rings, giving conservationists hope of tracking their progress and survival. "These birds face an incredibly high mortality rate during their juvenile phase," Ms Wroe explained. "Learning to hunt at speeds of up to 200mph while catching and killing birds mid-air is an intense and dangerous training regime that they must go through with their parents." Secret World has just admitted a seventh Peregrine Falcon - from Bristol. It is being assessed and cared for by its Wildlife Care Team, with the charity hoping to release it back into the wild as soon as possible. Follow BBC Somerset on Facebook and X. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Firefighters rescue peregrine falcon stuck in gully Four peregrine falcon chicks hatch at cathedral Peregrine falcons locked in cathedral battle
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Man, 85, killed, several hospitalized after massive fire tears through Bronx apartment
An 85-year-old man was killed and another man was fighting for his life after a fire tore through a Bronx apartment, officials said Saturday. The fire broke out inside a first-floor apartment of the five-story building on Jesup Ave. near Sherif S. Byrd Place in Highbridge at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, according to FDNY officials. 'Units arrived within four minutes,' said Battalion Chief Timothy Reznick. 'We were met with fire at the door in apartment 1C. We had to go to a second alarm due to manpower, the smoke condition throughout the building and the many (victims).' An 85-year-old man was killed and another man was fighting for his life after a fire tore through a Bronx apartment, officials said Saturday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News) An 85-year-old man was killed and another man was fighting for his life after a fire tore through a Bronx apartment, officials said Saturday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News) Show Caption1 of 3An 85-year-old man was killed and another man was fighting for his life after a fire tore through a Bronx apartment, officials said Saturday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)Expand The fire had gutted the first-floor apartment. An 85-year-old man and a second unidentified victim were removed from the burning apartment and rushed to Harlem Hospital, where the octogenarian died. His name was not immediately disclosed as cops track down family members. The second man in the apartment remained in critical condition at Harlem Hospital Saturday. Five other building residents and four firefighters suffered smoke inhalation and other injuries in the blaze and were taken to area hospitals for treatment, officials said. As firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a car parked in front of the nearest fire hydrant. While the car didn't stop firefighters from getting water on the fire, the vehicle was towed, and the owner will receive a criminal summons punishable by a $5,000 fine. Firefighters were also recorded using a ladder to prop up and move a Smartcar parked at a corner on the narrow block to allow a fire truck to roll through. Fire marshals on Saturday were trying to determine what sparked the fatal fire.
BBC News
4 days ago
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Wildlife rescue charity rescues six baby peregrine falcons
A wildlife rescue charity rescued, rehabilitated and released six juvenile peregrine World Wildlife Rescue in Highbridge, Somerset, said it had seen an "unprecedented influx" of young falcons this charity said each rescue involved a unique set of challenges, from cliffs and construction sites to power stations and city Wroe, release coordinator for the charity, said: "To give six of them a second chance at life in the wild is a powerful reminder of the importance of wildlife rescue and the incredible results that can be achieved through collaboration." The first arrival was a female from Weston-super-Mare Quarry, admitted with a swollen shoulder. The charity found she had two siblings and both parents waiting for her in their cliff top nest. After nine days of rest and pain relief, the chick was well enough to be returned to her family. Secret World said one of the most dramatic rescues was at Hinkley Point Power Station B, where three fledglings from a specially-built nesting platform were attacked by protective gulls while attempting their maiden flights. The peregrine falcons were rehabilitated and returned to the nest, where they were reunited with their attentive of the birds were fitted with coloured monitoring rings, giving conservationists hope of tracking their progress and survival."These birds face an incredibly high mortality rate during their juvenile phase," Ms Wroe explained."Learning to hunt at speeds of up to 200mph while catching and killing birds mid-air is an intense and dangerous training regime that they must go through with their parents."Secret World has just admitted a seventh Peregrine Falcon - from Bristol. It is being assessed and cared for by its Wildlife Care Team, with the charity hoping to release it back into the wild as soon as possible.
BBC News
7 days ago
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- BBC News
Somerset repair cafe's tech amnesty to support community
A community project, which encourages people to bring in items to be fixed for free, has opened an amnesty point for unused technology to be handed in and repurposed for others. The Repair Café, started by Biddy Hammond from Somerset, has helped hundreds of people since being set up in October has two donation drop-ins a month, one in Burnham on Sea and the other in nearby Highbridge. Items can also be donated at the information bureau on Burnham now have almost 20 volunteers, fixing items including soft toys, upholstery, electricals, and clocks, which in turn, reduces items sent to landfill sites. Ms Hammond said it was after hearing a woman at a charity shop saying she could not afford to fix her iron, that she came up with the idea of opening a repair café."I thought it's such a simple thing to do to help people out and it's pointless buying a new whatever every five minutes, because items work for such a short while nowadays." Repair Cafe volunteers also visit homes with a thermal imaging camera, to help people increase insulation with "simple fixes in their homes like thicker curtains," Ms Hammond said after lockdown the repair cafe has built the community in quite a strong way, offering a service and a social Champion, one of the repair team, said: "We have a good time, hopefully delight a few customers, and send them home with things they had written off that are back to working condition again."And people are so delighted when you help them fix something especially when it has high sentimental value," he added.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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Cops ask public's help ID'ing muggers who stabbed, beat Bronx subway rider
Cops released surveillance photos of a trio of brutes wanted for punching, repeatedly stabbing and robbing a man on a Bronx train last month. The three muggers, believed to be in their 20s, remain on the lam after the violent May 11 attack, which left 39-year-old Alberto Abreu Contreras knocked unconscious on the E. 167th St. subway station platform in Highbridge. Surveillance photos show one mugger wearing an olive-green hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers. The others are both pictured wearing white jackets, with black masks covering their faces. It was not immediately clear which man stabbed Contreras, cops said. The victim was on his way home from his job as a valet, riding the No. 4 train heading north around 2:19 a.m. when he was approached by the three men, who ordered him to hand over his 14-karat gold Jesus medallion chain. When he didn't cooperate, the trio grabbed the jewelry and pulled the victim out onto the train platform. 'If you don't give me your stuff I'm going to stab you,' one of the men threatened, police sources told the Daily News. The crooks then furiously attacked Contreras, punching him in the face and one suspect stabbing him in the abdomen and torso, before they took off with the wounded victim's chain, EarPods, Samsung Galaxy A23 phone and IDs. 'I was sitting on the train, and a guy grabbed me by my chain through my hoodie,' Contreras told The News a day after the assault. 'He dragged me out onto the platform, I held onto the guy for dear life. There was two more guys that came to help him. They said, 'Let him go'. He was saying, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' in Spanish, and he ran down the escalator.' Contreras was unconscious following the beatdown and said he woke up at Lincoln Hospital, where he was initially in critical condition. After surgery he was expected to recover. 'I still feel the pain,' Contreras told The News. 'They put tubes in my stomach to see if there was internal bleeding. It is what it is, this goes with the neighborhood. This can happen to anyone.' Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls are confidential.
