Jurassic Coast honoured by Royal Geographical Society
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Team has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute for British Geographers) 2016 Geographical Award.
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Get artistic with Dorset’s wildlife
Wildlife and art enthusiasts are invited to get creative this summer with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Great Heath Team, who will be running a series of art events, encouraging people to learn how to draw and paint, using Dorset’s wildlife and landscapes for inspiration.
Spotted a stag beetle? Help save the UK’s largest land beetle
Like many British species, it is becoming rare to catch a glimpse of the formidable looking, but friendly stag beetle (Lucanus cervus). Sadly, their numbers are dwindling across Europe due to loss of habitat and predators including cats, magpies and humans.
Dolphin named ‘stumpy’ is part of South West population
A bottlenose dolphin named Stumpy, spotted recently in Dorset, is believed to be part of a South West population, which is the third population of dolphins identified in the UK. Other populations include the Moray Firth dolphins in Scotland and the Cardigan Bay dolphins in Wales.
New Forest Seasonal Snaps photo competition
The New Forest Seasonal Snaps photo competition returns today, giving the chance to win prizes for springtime photos.
New Forest’s forgotten archaeology preserved
A cutting-edge project in the New Forest is succeeding in its quest to record and protect thousands of archaeological sites for the future.
Vols needed to help our water voles
Last year, People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) launched the first ever National Water Vole Monitoring Programme (NWVMP). After a successful initial year, PTES is hoping to build on this citizen science project with a call for more volunteers to participate this May. Water voles were once a common sight along UK riverbanks and waterways, but over the last century they have experienced the most severe decline of any wild mammal in the UK. The NWVMP provides an essential resource in our efforts to conserve the species.
Massive lion airlift scheduled for Friday
Animal Defenders International have rescued 33 lions, 24 from circuses in Peru and nine from Colombia, after both countries banned the use of wild animals in circuses. The lions will be returned to their homeland on Friday 29 April when they will be flying to a destination in the natural African bush at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary, South Africa.
Dorset County Show searches for best flock
The hunt is on for the best sheep flocks in Dorset as part of a new competition being staged by the Dorset County Show. The competition is open to all farmers who have flocks in the county and is for breeding sheep, including commercial, pedigree and rare breed flocks. There are three classes: small flocks…
World Day for Laboratory Animals marked across globe: horrific monkey experiments exposed in UK and Europe
In the countdown to World Day for Laboratory Animals on 24 April, the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) has released shocking details of primate experiments and their failure. The animal suffering in the experiments is clear and NAVS, the world’s oldest anti-vivisection organisation, describes them as “unreliable, unethical, unnecessary.” Around 6,000 primates are used in European…