To be aware of the wonders of the living planet is to take on an unbearable burden of grief By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19thDecember 2017 What you see is not what others see. We inhabit parallel worlds of perception, bounded by our interests and experience. What...
The government announced today (21st December 2017) that if had licensed the largest slaughter of a protected species in living memory. This politically motivated wildlife eradication policy has costs the public purse at least £50 million and is pushing the badger to the verge of local extinction in parts...
If you put some soil in a jar, add water and shake it up you get a clouded, swirling mass! Leave it for a while and gradually the bits will settle and you will have a much clearer picture. It might seem an odd analogy but that is a...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and the RSPCA have released three common seal pups back into the sea in Poole Harbour, after having been cared for by the team at the RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Taunton. Two of the young pups, Enzo and Dodge, were rescued from Portland...
Horse welfare campaigner Julie Girling has warmly welcomed moves to set up a multi-national steering group to improve equine protection and care. The British MEP, whose own comprehensive report on equine welfare was adopted by the European Parliament earlier this year, described the proposals for co-ordinated action across the...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) welcomes a long-awaited byelaw for protecting sensitive seabed habitats and marine life. This legislation will extend areas closed to mobile fishing (such as trawling and dredging), to cover features within Dorset's two inshore Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), Poole Rocks and Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges....
A Dorchester vet is reporting that they have recently treated four fatal cases of a "new to the area" rabbit disease. Dave Cumber Vets is now advising rabbit owners in Dorset to have their pet rabbits vaccinated against a newer strain of Viral Haemorrhagic Diarrhoea – VHD2. This November...
Hit Report 18/11/17 South Dorset Hunt: Meet, Higher Burton Farm, Charminster. With Lady Townshend's bloodthirsty Cattistock hunt being covered by a legendary Monitor, and the Portman hunt being covered by Dorset Against Blood Sports, we decided it would be rude to not pay a visit to the South Dorset...
Meet: Wadden Farm. With members of the group attending various meetings/events today, it was down to the Monitors to keep an eye on Lady T's bloodthirsty Cattistock hunt antics. It soon became clear why they weren't desperate to cross the road to hunt the land from the Tatton...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and Southern Co-op are joining forces again to help local families get out and about in nature. Research by the Wildlife Trusts has found that over three quarters of parents were concerned that children don’t spend enough time interacting with nature and wildlife. Last year’s...
