Wildlife charity launches range of clothing for dolphins

Dolphin in Trust tabard, photo by Cornwall Wildlife Trust

The Trust has developed a range of tabard style vests which their marine conservation team will fit to the popular visitors to Cornish waters in the coming months. The tabards include the Trust's logo in bright colours to make them as visible as possible to the public.

Marine Conservation Officer Tom Hardy says, "This is a trial run, we have selected individual dolphins we know who swim close to shore and alongside boats. We hope that members of the public will see them and be inspired to join the Trust, or make a donation to support our work in the charity."

Tom continues, "We have worked closely with animal welfare specialists to ensure that the tabards will not pose any threat to the dolphins' safety or wellbeing and the animals will be monitored so we can be sure they are happy and behaving normally."

If the project proves successful, the Trust will consider rolling out the tabards to other well known species including badgers, dormice, buzzards and bats.