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WWT welcomes MPs' invasives report
Invasive and damaging - South American Water Primrose The UK’s much-loved wildlife needs to be protected from damaging invasive species – and WWT is urging the Government to act on MPs’ concerns published today
16 April 2014
WWT welcomes ban on damaging pond plants
South American water primrose: Oversized, overzealous and over here! British wildlife will be safer from damaging non-native plants due to a ban on the sale of some exotic species which comes into force this week. Plant stockists will no longer be able
7 April 2014
Success for Hawaiian geese in the wild
WWT is celebrating a success in the wild for one of the rarest species at its Wetland Centres, the Hawaiian goose, known as a nene (pronounced nay-nay). It was driven to near extinction in the early 1950s when only 30 individuals were left in the world, a
1 April 2014
Slimbridge spoon-billed sandpipers migrate 30 centimetres... to China!
The captive spoon-billed sandpiper flock at Slimbridge last week made the first stage of their ‘journey’ towards breeding successfully. The flock is the nucleus of a conservation breeding programme to prevent the total extinction of the critically end
14 March 2014
Are We Fit to Frack?
30,000 pink-footed geese visit WWT Martin Mere each winter (c) Richard Taylor-Jones Leading countryside groups have joined forces to challenge fracking rules. Poorly regulated fracking risks harming threatened species
13 March 2014
Progress...
Well! It's been a long time since we've updated you, but we've been exceptionally busy behind the scenes! We want to keep the design of the sculpture a complete surprise to everyone, but we thought we'd give you a teeny sneak-peek of some of the images t
8 March 2014
Cygnet left 'Home Alone' after parents migrate without it
Lone cygnet (left) with its adopted siblings A Bewick’s swan cygnet appears to have abandoned by his parents at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire. Bewick’s swans migrate in large family groups and d
28 February 2014
Available to all: WWT’s entire history of scientific publishing
Anyone interested in conservation now has free access to the entire catalogue of papers published by WWT in its scientific journal, Wildfowl. The new online resource is the culmination of months of work by volunteers to digitise printed copies of Wildfowl
26 February 2014
Butterflies boosted by balmy weather
Peacock butterfly - they're around now, honest! (c) James Lees Butterflies had a bumper 2013, and the mild weather means you could even get to see some now at your nearest WWT Wetland Centre. Numbers had decreased dur
19 February 2014
Steart Marshes study to analyse impact on economy and recreation
The ability of new wetland habitat to support wildlife and commercial fisheries is the focus of a new research partnership between Bridgwater College, Oxford Brookes University and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. It is hoped the findings will enhance c
19 February 2014
WWT welcomes new invasives idea
South American water primrose: Oversized, overzealous and over here! New proposals to strengthen legal protection for Britain’s native plants and animals have been welcomed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Nati
18 February 2014
Dredging report welcomed by WWT
Floods continue to cause misery across the country, especially southern England. A report published today by leading water engineers clarifies the effectiveness of dredging – both in the Somerset Levels and nationally. The CIWEM report concludes that,
14 February 2014
Bewick’s swan 50th ‘swanniversary’
One of the longest running animal research projects in the world passes the 50 year mark today. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s Bewick’s swan study is unique in the world as it’s the only study in which researchers recognise individual birds by
11 February 2014
World Wetlands Day 2014: Wetlands and agriculture
Wetlands and farming are being celebrated around the world today (2 February). It is the theme for this year’s World Wetlands Day, celebrated every year to mark the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands – the only international treaty based on
2 February 2014
Somerset Flooding needs "future solutions" - WWT's CEO
A high Severn Estuary tide floods over wetlands at Slimbridge which reduces flooding pressure further upstream (c) James Lees While the wet weather means great conditions for high numbers of water birds at WWT Wetland
31 January 2014