Birds

Attacks on wild birds in Dorchester are on the rise again, prompting a plea for volunteer patrols.

The friendly bird was nursed back to health by a woman who found him injured in a park.

The Montagu's harrier birds have successfully reared six chicks, conservationists say

"Nature has a good way of coming up trumps in times of hardship when you think it's all gone," he says.

PC Dane Wyatt says the licensing system helps prevent illegal wildlife crime.

The "very important little penguin" is the first of its kind to hatch in the UK in more than a decade.

Rescuers say they have found at least five birds with botulism around a man-made lake in Bristol.