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Regional charity appoints two new trustees to help nature and communities thrive
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (339+ words) Carolyn Cadman (Image: South West Lakes Trust) The South West Lakes Trust has welcomed two new trustees and its first participant in a future trustee programme. Corinne Farrell and Carolyn Cadman attended their first board meeting in July at Roadford…...
Oceanarium announced arrival of Humboldt penguin chick
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (267+ words) Oceanarium Bournemouth has announced the arrival of a Humboldt penguin chick. The newest arrival, part of a conservation breeding programme, is now nearly two months old and thriving under the care of foster parents Diego and Zorro—a same-sex penguin…...
Dumping ground for dead birds discovered in Bournemouth park
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (562+ words) The 'dumping ground' for dead birds in Kings Park. Inset: a dead crow (Image: Ben Sturt) An Echo investigation has revealed a dumping ground for dead birds in Kings Park, Bournemouth. Several dead birds, which appear to be crows, were…...
White-tailed eagles released in Exmoor to boost bird’s return to English skies
1+ week, 5+ day ago (136+ words) Bournemouth Echo White-tailed eagles released in Exmoor to boost bird’s return to English skies Half a dozen young white-tailed eagles have been released in Exmoor National Park as part of a project to bring the lost birds back to England’s…...
All Dorset sea eagle deaths linked to rat poison, Natural England says
2+ week, 2+ day ago (417+ words) Every white‑tailed sea eagle found dead in Dorset since the start of England’s reintroduction programme has carried residues of a powerful rat poison, Natural England has confirmed. The poisonings have raised fresh questions over rodenticide use in the countryside....
Life is ice ‘n’ easy for polar bears at Prague Zoo
2+ week, 2+ day ago (280+ words) Keepers at Prague Zoo have used tons of ice to give the animals some much-needed relief as yet another heat wave hit Europe. Polar bears Aleut and Gregor wasted no time and were rolling in the beds of ice cubes…...
Puffling spotted in Dorset for the first time in 30 years
3+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) A puffling has been spotted in Dorset for the first time in 30 years. The rare sighting has raised fresh hopes for the future of one of Dorset’s last remaining puffin colonies. Following more than 15 weeks of volunteer-led monitoring, a fledgling…...
Scaling back verge grass cutting has left parts of Dorset 'looking untidy and unsafe"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (296+ words) SCALING back verge grass cutting has left many parts of Dorset looking untidy and, in some cases, unsafe. The claim comes from Conservative councillors on the Lib Dem controlled Dorset Council. It follows a decision to only cut some areas…...
Dorset wildlife charity calls on public to get out for the Big Butterfly Count
4+ week, 2+ day ago (344+ words) A wildlife charity based in Dorset is calling on the public to get out for its annual Big Butterfly Count. The survey will run from July 17 to August 9. Kate Merry, head of engagement at Butterfly Conservation, said: "After the colourful…...
Residents of council flat concerned about pigeon infestation problem
4+ week, 2+ day ago (589+ words) Residents in a high-rise flat in Poole are growing increasingly concerned with a pigeon infestation problem. Parts of Grenville Court, which is council owned, have become nesting grounds for pigeons — the birds have been spotted in the hallway, residents’ kitchens…...