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Government 'must try harder' on water
Government must try harder to tackle problems such as flooding, pollution and waste, with the coming year offering a real opportunity to change the way we value, manage and invest in water. It is a year since the Blueprint for Water coalition - supported
28 November 2007
Rare red-breasted goose visits WWT Caerlaverock
Staff at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's (WWT) Caerlaverock Wetland Centre in Scotland did a double take this morning. Amongst the many thousands of Barnacle geese feeding on the reserve was a lone Red-breasted goose. An endangered species listed on t
13 November 2007
Experts' plan to protect whooper swans
This weekend, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and the Irish Whooper Swan Study Group are joining forces with other partners to prepare a Single Species Action Plan for Whooper Swans at an international workshop in Northern Ireland. The Action Planning W
2 November 2007
Lifetime achievement award for WWT scientist
Dr Baz Hughes, Head of Species Conservation at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement award by the International Wild Waterfowl Association. The prestigious award is in recognition of his outstanding c
2 November 2007
Migrating bird numbers rocket
Despite much of the UK basking in unseasonally warm temperatures, Autumn is truly here as the influx of migrating birds arriving to spend the winter here appears to be gathering pace. 27 Barnacle Geese arrived at Caerlaverock last week, but today that num
4 October 2007