Keep Dorset Blue...
14 million people tuned into the fi rst episode of Blue Planet II, making it the most watched television show in 2017, enthralling the
DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
Our seas and beaches are awash with plastic toys, food packaging, lighters, balloons and fi shing paraphernalia, which often takes years to decompose. Seabirds and marine animals risk ingestion and entanglement from this litter.
The good news is that everyone can make a
difference by making a few small changes. Reducing single use plastics is one big step in the right
Beach litter © JHatcher public with tales from the ‘big blue’ ocean.
Marine wildlife is often hard to appreciate as we can’t always see it, but this programme has given us all a new understanding of the complex and beautiful habitats and marine species living beneath the waves.
Another much talked about issue it focussed on, was that of marine litter, one of the biggest threats to marine animals. It is estimated that around the world 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and turtles are killed each year as a result of litter.
Dorset is home to a great variety of marine life, with regular visits from grey seals, semi-resident dolphins and even passing basking sharks, but the amount of litter found in our seas has turned the ocean into a very dangerous place for them.
direction. In the recent budget announcements, a tax on takeaway boxes is being considered to reduce the amount of single-use plastic that could end up in the sea. Many of us could start doing something about it now by making different purchasing decisions – for example using a re-fi llable water bottle rather than a single-use plastic bottle. Dorset Wildlife Trust has designed its very own refi ll bottle, available in our online shop at
www.dorsetwildifetrust.org.uk/shop.
Even if you have just two minutes, take a stroll along the beach and pick up some litter as you go, as part of the #twominutebeachclean. You can also help with conservation work in Dorset in 2018 by joining Dorset Wildlife Trust as a member, volunteering, or simply helping to spread the word.
To fi nd out how you can get involved, visit:
www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk.
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