Change is in the air at Living Coasts – or perhaps it’s in the soil. There’s a new and distinctly exotic feel to Torquay’s coastal zoo, but it has nothing to do with the penguins or fur seals. This is…
On Saturday 6 July, Crew volunteers attended Teignmouth Air Show with flank station, Teignmouth RNLI’s Atlantic 85 class lifeboat The Two Annes. Volunteers performed a demonstration with RNLI Lifeguar…
Local zoos are setting high environmental and ethical standards for their suppliers to ensure the quality of products in their shops. Questionnaires were sent to some 70 different suppliers asking abo…
On 21 June, Mike Gall, a retired Royal Navy Dentist took over the volunteer management role at Exmouth lifeboat station from Kevin Riley MBE, after a total of 20 years’ dedicated voluntary service. …
This Vietnam pheasant chick – and others like it hatched recently at Paignton Zoo – could be the future of its species. Bird keepers at the charity zoo are based in the Avian Breeding Centre, commo…
Between 28 June and 30 June, the Exmouth inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched three times on service, attended five services and assisted seven people in difficulty. George Bearman II first …
On 26 June, a Bristol couple returned to the south Devon coast to thank the volunteer team who responded to their call for help on 20 April. Janet Dawkins was sitting awkwardly on a rock at Dawlis…
There are baby red ruffed lemurs at Paignton Zoo – and just look at them! The charity zoo is a professional science and conservation body working internationally to help save these Critically Endan…
Animal experts at Paignton Zoo in Devon have been battling around the clock to save a sick primate. Keepers, vets and vet nurses responded swiftly when female orang utan Gambira was taken ill sudde…
A group of car enthusiasts who, over the last decade, have raised more than £9,000 for Exmouth RNLI, have donated yet more vital funds for the local volunteers who save lives at sea. The Jurassic C…
It’s summer, and everyone likes a day out at the beach – even an elephant. But taking a large and sometimes truculent elephant to the seaside is tricky. So animal staff at Paignton Zoo decided that…
On Sunday 9 June, Rowcroft Hospice welcomed over 700 members of the local community to enjoy an afternoon of family fun in its stunning grounds at the Rowcroft Garden Party. The annual event is an …
It may not be romantic or adventurous, but careful data collection and accurate record-keeping is vital to the conservation of species and habitats. A paper published recently in the journal Proceedin…
Both Exmouth lifeboats were called out over the weekend of 1 and 2 June, both to assist yachts with mechanical difficulties. All three casualties were wearing lifejackets and suitably equipped. None n…