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Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper film released
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0PCgYfpIsY&list=UUQlb1STeXF0bnO74Kc9x9jw&index=1&feature=plcp'] Shot guerrilla-style, in the field by its stars, saving the spoon-billed sandpiper brings real-life human drama to the nature document
16 August 2012
Three otter cubs born at Martin Mere
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe7nYn1kehY'] Staff at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre are celebrating after three ‘otterly’ cute otter cubs were born this summer. The three adorable cubs, all girls, are now 6 weeks old and doing really w
14 August 2012
Unique gosling hatches for the first time
In a first for WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, we have successfully bred Magpie geese. Magpie geese are part of our waterfowl collection at Martin Mere and we have had them for a number of years, never successfully breeding them. The gosling looks so visu
14 August 2012
London duck shows support for Team GB
Jessica the gold duckling with her mum and siblings The gold rush by Team GB is being supported by this mallard which has given birth to a golden duckling at WWT London Wetland Centre. There is a single gold duckling
10 August 2012
August podcast: Bats and other summer wildlife
Pipistrelle bat - R J Brookes / Bat Conservation Trust In this edition, volunteers Victor West and David Cowmeadow share their knowledge and enthusiasm for WWT London Wetland Centre and its wildlife. We talk about the
9 August 2012
WWT has first film entry to Wildscreen Festival
[gallery] WWT has, for the first time, had a film entry accepted into the Wildscreen Festival – one of the most prestigious and influential events in the wildlife and environmental filmmaking industry. The WWT Saving the Madagascar Pochard film follows
1 August 2012
A first for me and Martin Mere
We have successfully hatched two Magpie geese goslings at Martin Mere in the last three days - this is a first for the centre and the first time that I have ever seen the goslings. We have always had magpie geese at the centre, even when I was grounds m
24 July 2012
Orinoco photo montage.
We are quite proud to have reared 10 stunning Orinoco geese this year. These hugely delicate birds are one of the prettiest of the sheldgeese, and hugely popular in collections across the country. None have been bred at Slimbridge for many a year, and st
20 July 2012
Beaver kitts confirmed
We have seen on the webcam that we have at least one beaver kitt born this year. The kitt would have been born around February / March as they don't come out of the lodge for a few months. So far we have only seen the one, but if you could let me know i
16 July 2012
Shared childcare in the flamingo's world
Visitors to the Caribbean flamingos' enclosure will no doubt be aware that the little bundles of fluff, until fairly recently confined to the tops of the nest mounds are now running around all over the enclosure. You will often find several chicks (of dif
15 July 2012
Global conservation agreement leads to ecosystem approach to health
Prevention is better than cure, is the message that came from governments around the world this week as countries signed up to a new approach to managing health in wetlands. The 162 signatories to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands yesterday agreed to adop
13 July 2012
Opening of compost toilets
We have opened the compost toilets by the canoe safari today. These are completely odourless and waterless toilets. There are 2 there and both are uni-sex, disabled access and baby changing. They work in a very unique way. Under each toilet is 2 compartme
13 July 2012
First ever spoon-billed sandpiper chicks hatch in the UK
Precious eggs rushed thousands of miles from Arctic Russia to WWT Slimbridge 14 Critically Endangered spoon-billed sandpipers were hatched in captivity at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire this week, a first for the UK and only the second f
13 July 2012
1 to 1 meetings & vending machines
I was in a meeting all day yesterday with my line manager looking at some exciting future projects at Martin Mere such as the current use of the building and how we can improve it, what we can offer indoors and the developments that are happening outside.
12 July 2012
WWT at Rutland Bird Fair 2012
This year’s British Birdwatching Fair is taking place at Rutland Water between August 17 and 19 this year and, as always, WWT will be there with fascinating talks, a members’ cocktail party and much more. Our stand, in our usual spot in Marquee 3, Sta
10 July 2012