A story on the BBC News website said: “Veterinary scientists have recommended cat owners keep their pets indoors to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.”
The article quoted the president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), Daniella Dos Santos, saying that people should "practise good hand hygiene, try and...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is sad to announce that on the evening of Sunday 5th April a fire on Winfrith Heath nature reserve in Dorset destroyed 1.2 hectares of wildlife habitat, equivalent to the size of roughly 2 football pitches.
5 fire crews and 3 fire engines from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire andRescue were in attendance to fight the fire. The source of...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has received reports of visitors not abiding by the guidance displayed on signage whilst using its nature reserves in Dorset. Visitors are increasingly using nature reserves near to their homes as part of their daily exercise during lockdown measures taken to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Reports...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is advising anyone planning to visit one of its 42 nature reserves in Dorset to adhere to the government guidance for social distancing and to only use these sites as part of their daily exercise allowance. If the site is busy, we are asking visitors...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) nature reserves to remain open and new social media campaign launched to support community during Covid-19.
DWT centres are now closed and staff at DWT have started homeworking where possible. Staff continuing to work from HQ at Brooklands Farm, will be undertaking social distancing. Thesemeasures have...
A repeat rural crime offender has been jailed after breaching a criminal behaviour order that banned him from being in possession of a catapult.
Scott Matthew Cochrane, aged 30 and of Yarrow Close in Poole, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday 6 March...
How many people want dolphins killed? Apart from the psychopath shooting them in Florida, and the Japanese hunters slaughtering them every year in Taiji Cove, I would hazard a guess at none. They are perhaps the world’s most-loved wild animals. Yet, every day, dolphin killers form an orderly queue, at supermarket checkouts...
Why might it be right to shoot deer, but not human beings?
Though the protest was against me, I sympathised. When demonstrators outside the theatre where I was speaking last week asked the audience to call me out as a killer, I didn’t dispute their claim. I am a killer.
While making...
An unwelcome invader they will eat all kinds of pollinators, but their favourite food is honeybees. They also have a very nasty sting.
The Asian Hornet is about the size of a wasp. They are dark black/brown with an orange band on the fourth segment of their abdomen, they have...
Dorset Police is working with partners within the Urban Heath Partnership to introduce proactive patrols to prevent fire, vandalism and general anti-social behaviour.
The partnership, which is now in its 21st year, will see officers from Dorset Police proactively patrolling the area from the skies, working with colleagues from Bournemouth,...
