In an area of the ‘Wadden sea’ (in the North of the Netherlands) live many different bird species. For example, on the Island Terschelling you can not only discover geese and plovers, but also the spoonbill, the red-tailed godwit and the red knot. When the summer days are
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A group of Senegalese refugees visited the UBC with the organisation Ongi Etorri Errefuxiatuak, Busturialdea. Amongst many things, they wanted to explore the way in which this Center and their country are connected by birds. What relationship do birds from Basque Country have with Senegal? Well, many
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Colleagues from New Zealand marked World Wetland Day with a Bioblitz at Lake Rotopiko at the National Wetland Trust’s site. Schools came to take part in the bioblitz, and it was supported by research agency Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Dr. Monica Peters won a competition run by
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Great to welcome Emiko Nakagura and her colleagues from Wetlands International Japan to WWT Slimbridge, after spending time with them at Ramsar SC54 the week before. They had a good look around all aspects of the centre, from exploring the grounds, watching our crane pair and their
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The Head of WLI, Chris Rostron and Martin Spray, CEO of WWT, attended the Ramsar Standing Committee 54, as WWT is one of the official Ramsar International NGO partners (IOPs). Standing Committee allows selected contracting parties (countries) to review the work of the Ramsar convention, and review and
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Please see our April Bulletin for the latest WLI stories from our outgoing intern Pato Guerrero, WWT’s Cambodia conservation activities, the Ramsar Culture Network and plans for the coming World Migratory Birds day event linking schools along the flyway. If you would like to submit a story
Read more →Baltic Fund for Nature Colleagues Visit WWT Slimbridge, UK Eugene and Yulia from BFN visited us at Slimbridge today to discuss opportunities for joint work in Russia, and their progress on the WLI Russia network. They are working on three interpretation sites in the Leningrad region, around
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Was lovely to have Sharon Chan and the Singapore team visiting WWT Slimbridge today, and hear about the great conservation work they are doing. Slimbridge has changed since Sharon last came in 1983! Here we are in our Kingfisher Cafe of our wetland centre.
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The 22nd of March is World Water Day, a chance to raise awareness of the importance of water for humans and wildlife. This year’s theme is Nature for Water, focussing on Nature Based Solutions (NBS), including SuDs (sustainable drainage systems), treatment wetlands, reconnecting rivers to floodplains, farm
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Connecting Schools and Birds in the East Atlantic Flyway On Thursday the 11th of May, MBP’s Connecting Birds and Schools project took place, with pupils from across seven schools in Europe and West Africa visiting their local wetlands, and preparing a report on migratory birds. they visited
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