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Club-rush in comeback at Arundel
Last summer the team at WWT Arundel started the re-introduction of a plant that was once so rare in the UK that it was only found on the Tamar estuary in Devon, and then in a patch smaller than a doormat!
9 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
WWT welcomes French curlew decision reversal
WWT is welcoming the French government’s decision to ban the hunting of curlew this winter, following pressure from conservation groups including ourselves. The curlew is declining rapidly across the UK. Its population has declined by almost two thir
28 August 2019
Curlew hunting in France given green light despite experts' warnings
The French Government has decided that up to 6000 Eurasian curlew - in rapid decline across the UK and Europe - can be hunted in France. Dismissing expert advice, including recommendations from their own committee, the French Government will not renew a
2 August 2019
Have we got newt for you!
North East wetland reserve helps the local population of protected great-crested newt thrive
31 July 2019
Major campaign launched to encourage the nation to ‘Love Water’
The British public are being asked to help the country protect water resources for future generations as part of a major campaign launched today by more than 40 environmental groups, charities, water companies and regulators. Clean, healthy and readily
30 July 2019
WWT urges French Government to end the hunting of curlews
WWT has written to the French Government urging them to reconsider plans to allow the hunting of curlews, which are declining rapidly across the UK and Europe. Under new proposals, the French Government are considering not renewing a moratorium which s
26 July 2019
Your patch, your planet
WWT joins campaign encouraging all children to protect nature in their backyard Backyard Nature is a new UK-wide campaign aiming to get all children, regardless of where they live, to spend more time outside enjoying and protecting nature in their back
23 July 2019
Hand-reared curlews to the rescue as wild release continues fight for species
Dozens of hand-reared curlews have been released onto reserves in Gloucestershire as part of a trial to conserve the species in lowland England.
22 July 2019
Giant plughole poses serious threat to sea life in the UK's largest estuary
Up to half a million fish each day will be sucked into Hinkley Point C nuclear power station if it is allowed to install a “giant plughole” in one of the UK’s heaviest protected marine areas, the Severn Estuary.
22 July 2019
What is the IUCN Red List, and how is it used to track biodiversity loss?
The IUCN Red List is the most well-known assessment of species populations worldwide. It consists of nine threat categories. The latest assessment from the IUCN Red List in 2019 shows that more than 28,000 species are threatened with extinction.
19 July 2019