The story of the week has been the confirmed poisoning of a white-tailed eagle found dead on a shooting estate in Dorset in January, and Dorset Police’s astonishing decision to close the investigation even though toxicology results had proved that poisoning was the cause of death.
https://dorseteye.com/wildlife-experts-suspect-cover-up/
There’s still much more...
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Somerset County Council (SCC) will use powers meant for emergency roadworks to help Boxing Day hunt parades go ahead this year. The revelation broke on 14 December after Action Against Foxhunting (AAF) met with SCC’s highways officer.
AAF told Protect the Wild that the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt, Cotley...
An adventurous grass snake was filmed near the back of a house in Dorset.
Remember they are harmless beautiful creatures.
https://twitter.com/TonyFurnell/status/1272511361461956608?s=20
Jason Cridland
Following the death of a white tailed eagle in North Dorset as a result of rat poison wildlife experts have challenged what appears to be a cover up by a local MP, the police and the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Dorset Police has been investigating the discovery of the dead...
Dorset Council’s Environmental Protection Team have received a high number of complaints about flies over the last few weeks.
Many people are experiencing lots of flies within their homes. To reduce the numbers, it is important to follow good hygiene practices and take extra precautions to ensure that foodstuffs are...
The RSPCA is investigating after a woman was filmed punching and kicking a horse in a video that wildlife presenter Chris Packham called "appalling".
Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs tweeted the clip on Sunday and said it showed a member of the Cottesmore Hunt.The video shows a horse apparently reluctant to get...
Attention cat owners: Time is running out before a new law takes effect on June 10, making it mandatory to microchip your feline companions. Currently, research indicates that a staggering 25% of cats, nearly three million in total, are without this crucial identification.
Once the legislation is enacted, owners found...
The following footage is graphic and may shock some.
However, more importantly it now means that attempted murder is now at the core of the conflict and will mean potentially much more violence from now on. Unless the police and government respond appropriately they may have just lost complete control...
These webs are where caterpillars that have been overwintering and large numbers of caterpillars are emerging from these cocoons and feasting on surrounding vegetation.
These could be Brown-Tail Moth Caterpillars, which have hairs which are an irritant to human skin so they should not be handled. In some severe cases,...
