News - WWT
WWT Snapshot October 2019
Here’s a snapshot of just some of the wetland conservation work that’s been possible in the last three months due to your support for WWT. Around the world In Iceland, we’ve downloaded data from tags attached to Greenland white fronted geese e
30 October 2019
The leucistic goose – giant flocks and the glorious glitches within them
Barnacle geese visit the Solway each year in their thousands and amongst the flock are a handful of rare birds that are a result of a genetic flaw.
28 October 2019
'Rice breast' prevalent in wildfowl, new research shows
Peer-reviewed research, coming from a joint British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) survey, has found the wildfowl disease sarcocystosis is both more prevalent and more widely distributed than previousl
21 October 2019
How Sir Peter Scott saved the nene goose, using conservation techniques we still use today
How did Sir Peter Scott save the nene goose and what are the pioneering breeding techniques WWT uses today to continue his legacy, saving species across the planet? Our story starts back in the 1950s, on Hawaii.
18 October 2019
Environment Bill launched at WWT London Wetland Centre
WWT London Wetland Centre hosted the launch of the Government’s long awaited Environment Bill, which includes measures to protect habitats including wetlands and water bodies into the future.
16 October 2019
Wetland conservation heroes - the Marsh Awards 2019
Mary Colwell and David Hindle have been given a Marsh award each from Peter Titley of the Marsh Christian Trust, whilst the other recipient, Dr. Llewellyn Young’s, posthumous award was accepted by his wife Deborah.
14 October 2019
Funding helps support our work in Cambodia
WWT has been awarded a grant by the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) for our work to conserve the globally Vulnerable sarus crane in the Lower Mekong Delta in Cambodia.
11 October 2019
Help us crack the curlew mystery!
Help us track the mysterious movements of our headstarted curlews by reporting your sightings to us.
3 October 2019
Cambodia: the kingdom of wetlands
Cambodia is one of the most wetland dependant countries in the world. More than 46% of its people live and work in wetlands and 80% of the population rely on them for food. Yet protecting wetlands in Cambodia is a complex and challenging issue.
20 September 2019
Support the global climate strikes
WWT stands alongside young people calling for climate strikes
12 September 2019
Protecting Madagascar's wetlands: My Wild Life with Harison Andriambelo
Harison Andriambelo, WWT's Wetland Technical Advisor in Madagascar, writes about his love of wetlands and why it's so important that we recognise the importance and fragility of this habitat in Madagascar, as well as its forests.
5 September 2019
Alien Plant Meets a Mighty Foe at Llanelli Wetland Centre
In a first for Wales, a microscopic sap-sucking mite has been introduced in a bid to help control invasive Australian wetland plant Crassula that chokes up bodies of water and vastly out-competes our native plants.
3 September 2019
Wild barnacle geese take climate action
2019 research has shown that migratory barnacle geese are actively adjusting their traditions to climate change, shifting their migration routes within the last 25 years.
3 September 2019
Improving habitat for waterbirds: the Dafen Scrapes Project at Llanelli
At Llanelli we have recently enhanced the Dafen Scrapes area of the reserve.
29 August 2019
WWT Snapshot August 2019
Here’s a snapshot of just some of the wetland conservation work that’s been possible in the last three months due to your support for WWT.
29 August 2019