The Folkestone Dolphin is in The Sun today1:
JET skiers and kayakers will be prosecuted if they harass a dolphin that has taken up residence in the English Channel.
The dolphin who has been nicknamed "Dave" has made the sea off Folkestone, Kent, his home over the past few months.
He can regularly be seen swimming along the reef between Seabrook and Folkestone harbour.
The warning from Kent Police comes after reports that people in kayaks were harassing Dave today.
Police say jet skiers and people in motor boats were getting close to him on recent occasions.
A Kent Police spokesman said: Kent Police is asking the public to help protect Dave by reporting any behaviour by jet skiers and kayakers that may harm him.
"The Marine Unit may also be patrolling that area of coast and will take action against anyone who is annoying Dave."
Dolphins are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which makes it an offence to recklessly or intentionally harass them.
PC Andy Small, Kent Police rural and environmental crime coordinator, said: Dolphins are well loved creatures and very friendly towards humans. However, they are wild animals and should be treated with respect.
"Boats, jet skis and kayaks should keep a distance of about 100m from the dolphin and people must not approach, grab, touch or try to swim with him."
Don't forget The Sandgate Dolphin ebay store2, seems they only have A4 prints right now, I'm sure the t-shirts will be back... In the meantime, check out other dolphin fun on ebay, like a bronze dolphin fountain water feature3, a Christmas holiday at Dolphin View4, or this yacht from dolphin cruises5, a snip at only 110k...
10k: Ten kilometres, about six miles to you. Sometimes talking about 10,000 steps though, an arbitrary daily step count target.
This is my website The 'Gerald that I set up in a frenzy of enthusiasm when we first moved here sometime in '04. I had been a frequent visitor for a few years before that so I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. This site was updated more frequently with a calendar of events and voting for favourite places and things, + I hear it was a handy resource for those who were thinking of moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though just a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. I am not Gerald BTW, the name comes from the name of a pretend newspaper in an episode of Brasseye or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, + how there is a local paper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do contact me if you have something to contribute, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on the twitter.