WWT news
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[...]
Continue readingKate Humble posts letters of inspiration
Posted on 4th March 2013 by WWT
100 years ago Captain Scott and his team bravely battled the Antarctic elements. Knowing he was about to lose that battle he wrote to his wife and urged her to get their young boy interested in nature. That letter [...]
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 [...]
Wildlife wonders on World Wetlands Day, 2 February
Posted on 1st February 2013 by WWT
TV wildlife presenter Mike Dilger is urging everyone to head down to their nearest wetland centre on this year’s World Wetland Day, Saturday 2 February, to find out just how amazing these habitats are. While wetlands [...]
Tribute to Professor Geoffrey Matthews, OBE
Posted on 29th January 2013 by WWT
It is with great sadness that the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust has learned of the passing of Professor Geoffrey Matthews at the age of 89, a pioneer of waterbird and wetland conservation, internationally renowned as one [...]
WWT welcomes move to prevent another Ash Dieback situation
Posted on 29th January 2013 by WWT
The British countryside will be safer from invasive plants following a decision by the government to ban the sale of certain exotic species. The move has been welcomed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust which has long-[...]
Captain Scott letters competition inspires children
Posted on 29th January 2013 by admin
Children are encouraged to switch off their computers and go and see the “immense variety” of wildlife in Britain, in the winning entry to WWT’s Scott 100 Letters letter-writing competition. Brent Astley Richards, [...]
WWT welcomes lead poison review
Posted on 24th January 2013 by WWT
WWT has welcomed the Government’s announcement to review the progress of the Lead Ammunition Group, of which WWT is a member. The Group was set up in 2010 in response to urgent concerns about the toxic effects of [...]
Big 9 challenge: TV presenters nationwide nature quest
Posted on 18th January 2013 by WWT
On 25 January TV naturalist and WWT supporter Mike Dilger starts a nationwide tour to raise awareness and money for wetlands. The quest will take in all nine WWT centres across the UK in just nine days, finishing on World[...]
Severn Barrage would cause 'massive change to the estuary
Posted on 10th January 2013 by WWT
A proposal to build a Barrage across the Severn Estuary would be “such a massive change to the estuary that we do need more information”, WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray has told MPs. The Wildfowl & Wetlands [...]
