The collars send location data to staff of National Trust, United Kingdom, allowing them to monitor the ponies’ movements.

The Dartmoor Hill Pony Association (DHPA), an animal conservation group in England, says a group of ponies should be killed for food to preserve the population and to improve animal welfare. It sounds ...

Dog walkers on Dartmoor must keep the pets on short leads now that spring has begun. The park bosses have stated that dogs need to be on short leads to protect nesting birds and other animals. This ...

"Oh my goodness, what a beautiful little baby." Experts thrilled after incredibly rare creature is born in zoo: 'Very exciting news' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A new campaign group has been launched this week to fight to restore nature to Dartmoor. The Dartmoor Nature Alliance (DNA) has been started by local ecologists, environmental campaigners and land ...

Pine martens reintroduced to Dartmoor have produced their first young, with camera-trap footage capturing shots of kits scampering through woodland. Conservationists behind the project to return pine ...

Fifteen adult pine martens have been released into the wild in the South West of Britain for the first time in more than 100 years, conservationists say. Eight females and seven males of the ...

A MYSTERIOUS beast which has been stalking villagers on the moor made famous by Sherlock Holmes – is actually just a fat cat. Locals around Dartmoor, where the Hound of the Baskervilles was set, have ...

A Foot and mouth outbreak at a Duchy of Cornwall farm on Dartmoor has prompted urgent checks of the local wildlife; for fear that free-range livestock are carrying the virus. Farmers commented that ...

The response backed a recommendation to create a Land Use Management Group (LUMG) to support the long-term governance of Dartmoor. Dartmoor National Park Authority said it had embraced the ...