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Osprey chick hatches in record first for Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire's first ever osprey chick in living memory hatched at WWT Caerlaverock on Sunday morning ending more than a month of excited anticipation by staff and visitors. After 40 days of incubation, enduring scorching sun, gusting winds and torrentia
8 June 2009
Largest butterfly invasion in over a decade!
Over three thousand painted lady butterflies were counted at WWT Slimbridge yesterday in what is thought to be the largest migration of the species in over a decade. Millions of the species have been arriving in Britain in the past week after an amazing
29 May 2009
Birds of conservation concern - report published
The latest assessment of the status of all of the UK's 246 regularly occurring birds - Birds of Conservation Concern 3 - shows 52 are now of the highest conservation concern and have been placed on the assessment's red list. The revised red list now incl
28 May 2009
WWT makes a World of Difference in Nepal
WWT's project Wetland Management for Sustainable Livelihoods at Koshi Tappu, Nepal received a special commendation for CIWEM's World of Difference Award. This project addressed the issues of unsustainable exploitation at Ramsar site Koshi Tappu Wildlife R
28 May 2009
200 near-extinct tadpole shrimps hatch at Caerlaverock
WWT has taken an important step in the conservation of the UK's near-extinct tadpole shrimp population this week, hatching an amazing 200 tank bred triops at its reserve at Caerlaverock, Scotland, after only the first attempt. The tadpole shrimp (Triops c
20 May 2009
IUCN Red List for birds is updated
On 14 May, the new Red List update for birds was published. Set up by Sir Peter Scott in 1962, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plants and animal species. It evaluat
12 May 2009
WWT welcomes spotlight on barriers to migration
This weekend, World Migratory Bird Day (9-10 May) throws the spotlight on the threat posed by man-made barriers to the migration of hundreds of thousands of ducks, geese and swans. Over the years, studies by conservation organisations including WWT have s
7 May 2009
Mute swans nest at bottom of Sir Peter Scott's statue
In a fitting gesture to celebrate Sir Peter Scott’s centenary year, a mute swan has laid a clutch of eggs at the foot of Scott’s commemorative statue at WWT London Wetland Centre. The statue is on a small island in the middle of the entrance lake and
1 May 2009
To hell and back
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is off to Hell, near Trondheim in Norway, to head up a workshop on the lesser white-fronted goose on behalf of the Norwegian government on 4-6 May. The aim of the project is to assess the feasibility of re-introducing les
1 May 2009
TV star encourages families to visit Slimbridge
Wildlife film-makers Philippa Forrester and Charlie Hamilton-James encouraged families to get out in the fresh air this Easter and enjoy wildlife from the new Kingfisher Hide at The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The popula
30 March 2009
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust announces support from PricewaterhouseCoopers
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is delighted that one of the UK’s leading professional services organisations PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) is showing support for its conservation and education work by becoming a corporate patron scheme member. P
30 March 2009
Would you swim in your local river?
More than half (52 per cent) the people questioned would not swim in their local river because they think it is too polluted. That was the shocking finding from a survey carried out for the Blueprint for Water [1], a coalition of leading conservation grou
21 March 2009
Extinct bird to return to the west country
A spectacular bird that has not bred in the West Country for over four centuries is a step closer to returning thanks to a generous £700k grant from Viridor Credits. The money has secured the next phase of The Great Crane Project - a partnership between
26 February 2009
Still in love after all these years
A pair of Andean geese at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire show their love for each other this week, proving that romance never dies - even if you've been together for years and had a brood of children. This nine year old
12 February 2009
Yali announces support for wetland conservation
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is delighted that leading Chilean wine producer Viña Ventisquero is showing support for its worldwide conservation work by making a donation for every case of its Yali wine sold in the UK. Viña Ventisquero’s winery
4 February 2009