Author: WWT
24 hour guard for western Britain’s first crane egg in four [...]
Posted on 20th May 2013 by WWT
Conservationists at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire have set up a round-the-clock guard to protect the first crane egg laid in western Britain in over 400 years. Hunting and the loss of wetlands drove [...]
Continue readingClimate changes shift wintering ranges of waterbirds
Posted on 11th May 2013 by WWT
[11-12 May is World Migratory Bird Day] Migratory waterbirds have shifted their wintering areas north-eastwards due to climate change in Europe, according to a group of scientists including Richard Hearn of the Wildfowl[...]
World’s rarest duck’s best friend: a pair of socks
Posted on 3rd May 2013 by WWT
A critically endangered duck is being rescued from extinction by British and Malagasy conservationists with the help of a pair of socks. The Madagascar pochard was thought to be extinct until 2006, when a pocket of just [...]
First schools ease flooding by turning rainwater into wildlife [...]
Posted on 30th April 2013 by WWT
Schools across North London are helping to ease flooding and water pollution problems in their local river catchment by creating wetland habitats which store rainwater and provide homes for wildlife. The first [...]
WWT-IUCN partnership will help plants and wetlands
Posted on 19th March 2013 by WWT
A new partnership has been agreed between the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and the IUCN SSC Freshwater Plant Specialist Group (FPSG) that will improve wetland conservation and help save threatened plants. Through [...]
5,000 schoolchildren connect with nature
Posted on 19th March 2013 by WWT
More than 5,000 school children have been given a firsthand experience of nature in just the first six months of a free school trips scheme run by WWT. The scheme is offered to children at schools in disadvantaged areas, [...]
Wetlands already full of spring heat as weather warms up
Posted on 5th March 2013 by WWT
Spring is the season of New Life but, before then, each animal must find a mate. In this wintry weather, animals of all sorts are flirting as if their life, or their legacy, depended on it. Cranes dance with each &hellip[...]
Researchers fit satellite tags to unlock secrets of ‘lost’ geese
Posted on 20th February 2013 by WWT
Researchers in Bulgaria have taken the largest ever catch of Endangered red-breasted geese and fitted satellite tracking devices in a bid to unlock one of the biggest mysteries of the natural world. Just over ten years [...]
Day 10 of the Big 9 Challenge
Posted on 3rd February 2013 by WWT
Yesterday, we awoke to a glorious dawn at Welney. A fitting opening to World Wetlands day. Visitors were at the centre early for a special Dawn Flight event, seeing the Bewick’s and whooper swans come off their [...]
Up to his neck in it
Posted on 1st February 2013 by WWT
After a long drive down the east side of England this morning, we eventually arrived at Welney on the Ouse Washes. I say eventually because, despite clear instructions from Emma at Welney on the phone, we still found [...]
