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A prehistoric skeleton found on the Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur.

Dorset-based conservation charity Birds of Poole Harbour and the Cameron Bespolka Trust are set to continue their free education work.

A trio of the colourful insects which haven’t been seen in the area for more than 15 years have been recorded.

Work is to start this autumn on sites in Verwood, Ferndown and Upton with the aim of safeguarding wildlife and reducing the risk of wildfires.

The Rt Hon Caroline Nokes had the chance to try out one of the bikes which are suitable for people with physical or intellectual disabilities.

A lone dolphin has been delighting visitors to Lyme Regis Harbour this summer, but there are signs it has been injured by careless humans.

Litter Free Dorset, Dorset Council, Weymouth Harbour, and Wessex Water have joined together in a campaign to protect water quality.

The second-highest number of barbecue incidents in the UK have occurred in Dorset in the last three years.

Vikki Slade and Neil Duncan-Jordan have backed a campaign calling for watertight regulation that ends hunting with hounds.

Dorset Council has taken steps to reduce its own emissions and has supported local communities to do the same.