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Climate changes shift wintering ranges of waterbirds
Tufted duck (c) Nigel Picknell [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 inclu
11 May 2013
World’s rarest duck’s best friend: a pair of socks!
A critically endangered duck is being rescued from extinction by British and Malagasy conservationists with the help of a pair of socks. Madagascar pochard duckling and sock friend (c) Roland Digby The Madagascar poch
3 May 2013
First schools ease flooding by turning rainwater into wildlife habitats
The new wildlife areas will bring to life lessons learned inside the classroom Schools across North London are helping to ease flooding and water pollution problems in their local river catchment by creating we
30 April 2013
Gardeners urged to repel invaders as weather warms up
Gardeners buying plants as spring warms up are being urged to choose water plants which won’t get out of hand in gardens and invade local wetlands. Garden pond species like Water Primrose evolved in tropical climates. In the UK it can form huge dense ma
25 April 2013
First crane nests in the South West in 400 years
Common cranes are nest building in the South West of England for the first time in 400 years, after being reintroduced to the region by the Great Crane Project. Cranes are large and colourful birds who perform amazing courtship dances and trumpeting calls
6 April 2013
Spring is on its way to WWT's wetlands
The cold weather seems relentless but the seasons are still revolving slowly on and we’re seeing signs of spring and new life across our wetlands. If you’re feeling the winter will never end and longing for that bit of fresh air, come and be inspired
28 March 2013
WWT-IUCN partnership will help plants and wetlands
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. Water hyac
19 March 2013
5,000 schoolchildren connect with nature
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, who are least likely to have had t
19 March 2013
Wetlands already full of spring heat as weather warms up
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 other, like teenagers at a school disco. S
5 March 2013
Kate Humble posts letters of inspiration
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 inspired their boy, Sir Peter Scott, into
4 March 2013
Researchers fit satellite tags to unlock secrets of ‘lost’ geese
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. Red-breasted goose Bulg
20 February 2013
Wildlife wonders on World Wetlands Day, 2 February
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 might sound a bit muddy and soggy, t
1 February 2013
Tribute to Professor Geoffrey Matthews, OBE
Prof Geoffrey Matthews, OBE 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,
29 January 2013
WWT welcomes move to prevent another Ash Dieback situation
(c) Trevor Renals 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
29 January 2013
Captain Scott letters competition inspires children
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, 66, wrote the letter to inspire the
29 January 2013