Prince John's crime scene investigators!

Another crime has been committed in the forest and the crime scene investigators were quick to call on a number of witnesses. After a lady-in-waiting proved to be quite an unreliable witness, seemingly only noticing the pilferer's bright blue eyes, we had to call on the horseman and Ma'lady to give further evidence.

Whilst the horseman provided some interesting information, the Lady proved again to be quite unhelpful. Her account seemed to contradict the horseman's and she terminated the interview before we were ready, claiming to have more important things to do!

We have found out that their were a few men in this gang, mostly wearing brown and green. The main one may have been wearing a hat with a feather in it and seemed like a good shot with a bow and arrow.

Wanted posters have been placed in all nearby villages and throughout the castle grounds.

An elephant rescue

When ARC recevied a letter pleading for help rescue some neglected circus elephants, we set to work quickly. It was decided that we should start a petition, persuade people to boycott the circus and try to get a report on the news. Although we were unable to get help from the BBC, who were busy reporting on the cyclone, we did manage to get help fom the World Wildlife Fund, who laoned us the equipment to make our own reports about the circus and ARC. These were to be published on their website.

Royal Bengal Tigers

After delivering leaflets to local schools explaining why the Royal Bengal Tigers should be protected, we received a call from a local teaching saying they had spotted what looked like a wounded tigress.

Quick on the case, the ARC team managed to safely rescue the tigress, and were surprised to find four cubs with her. A cautious vet persuaded the team to keep the cubs apart while they were checked over, to prevent disease spreading. This proved to be a good idea, as when the medical checks were carried out, a blood sample showed that one cub did indeed have an infectuous disease that needed treatment.

Xrays and thorough checks showed that the other cubs were in relatively good health, with only minor injuries. They will be cared for until the mother recovers from her wound, then released back into the forest.