Happy bird-day at Living Coasts…
It’s an expensive time of year for birthday presents among the kittiwakes at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo. The five adult birds all have birthdays between July 17th and August 7th. And now a c…
Charity News
Exmouth Lifeboat supporter donates £500 for her 90th birthday
Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Supporter Myrt Clark recently donated £500 to the local charity in lieu of presents for her 90th birthday this July.Myrt went to Exmouth Lifeboat Station on Saturday 3rd August 2…
Boots on the ground: conservation in action
A South West charity is marking World Ranger Day on Wednesday 31st July by highlighting the work of its conservation patrols – and by paying tribute to a ranger recently killed in the line of duty. …
Zoo’s UK climate change first
A Devon educator has become the first accredited UN climate change teacher in a UK zoo. Steve Nash, Head of Education for Wild Planet Trust, the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Tor…
Charity beer hits the spot
Bays Brewery’s special orangutan-themed beer has raised nearly two thousand pounds for a local conservation charity. The guest beer, called Orangutan Ale, sold out, raising £1,393 for Paignton Zoo.…
Thriving Together: people and nature in balance
A key regional conservation charity has signed up to a campaign highlighting an environmental issue that has been described as the world’s most important yet least discussed – population growth.Wild P…
What can you find on a beach?
Swimming trunks, a fishing rod and part of a car exhaust system were among the surprising items found on the latest beach clean organised by staff at Living Coasts. The charity zoo’s Events Coordin…
Living Coasts: an exotic roof-garden with penguins?
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…
Exmouth RNLI volunteers called out three times after busy PR weekend
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…
Setting higher standards in zoo retail
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…
New Lifeboat Operations Manager takes the helm
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. …
Hatching chicks (nearly) as easy as ABC…
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…
Exmouth RNLI Crew volunteers rescue seven people in one weekend
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 …
Casualty thanks Exmouth RNLI Crew volunteers after Easter rescue
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…