British herpers asked to stop flipping tin
By kingsnake.com · July 20, 2015 5:30 am
The Dorset Wildlife Trust has a message to herpers: leave tin alone.
From the BBC:
Reptile conservationist Gary Powell said: "If tins are disturbed outside of an official survey then it can affect the results of the research". Disturbing protected species could result in breaking the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations Act. Conservationists from Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Dorset Wildlife Trust leave small pieces of tin and sometimes roofing felt at Upton Heath nature reserve in Corfe Mullen.Read more here.
