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A firefighting team in Hertfordshire pulled off a delicate rescue operation to free a fox stuck in an impossibly tight gap between two walls. After careful maneuvering and teamwork with animal experts, the crew saved the frightened animal without destroying property or causing harm.
After three years of careful habitat restoration, two damselfly species have appeared in Hertfordshire woodlands for the first time, proving nature can bounce back with the right help. The £162,000 project brought ancient woodland management techniques back to seven nature reserves.
Eleven volunteers constructed a wooden bridge over a stream at a butterfly reserve near Tring, giving conservationists better access to protect rare species. The project brought together people with no bridge-building experience to create something that will help butterflies thrive for years to come.