Illegal hunting, trapping and snaring etc is rife in Dorset but there are local groups that are regularly out and about trying to prevent the cruelty and destruction of wild animals.
This often involves boots on the ground monitoring hunting activities and surveying wildlife cruelty hotspots.
With the approaching badger cull and the threat of the hunting ban being repealed the need for protection is paramount. Monitors and wildlife guardians often have to endure violence, intimidation, damage to personal property and emotional situations in the fight to protect innocent animals.
A campaign is up and running to raise funds to provide local volunteers with a camera carrying drone to aid in the gathering of video evidence and also to aid the tracking and locating of illegal hunting and wildlife crime.
The crowdfunding project can be found here and hopes to raise £2000 in donations to secure the equipment and insurance to make this a reality. Looking forward the volunteers hope to offer drone services commercially to local businesses to help raise money to keep boots on the ground.
Thank you for reading this and please help if you are able. Our wildlife needs us 🙂 x
Thorlak Hallett
