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Good Cause of the Month

Butterfly Conservation is the UK's leading charity that works to save butterflies and moths. Butterfly Conservation manages habitats to ensure their survival, with special attention being given to threatened species.

 More about Butterfly Conservation

Photography tips -
The Scottish Highlands
As part 2020VISION, the project, photographer Niall Benvie went on assignment to the Scottish uplands - Click 'Highland photography' to see his tips.
Wildlife and conservation volunteering

Do you want to sit back, or get your hands dirty and help out? There are many opportunities to help wildlife across the UK and worldwide. Volunteering covers a wide range of activities and costs; You have the choice of helping build stone walls, clearing undergrowth, counting migrating birds, tracking rhino, dolphin spotting, teaching children about the environment and anyone of dozens and dozens of different activities.

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Second osprey pair breed successfully at Kielder Water

The Northumbrian wilderness becomes the only location in England for over 170 years where more than a single pair of naturally re-colonising ospreys have bred successfully at the same time. The new birds have nested on an artificial platform erected by the Forestry Commission on top of a tall spruce tree. 

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Where to watch wildlife in the UK
See the guide to wildlife watching in the UK.

Wildlife photography: How to enjoy it and how to do it better
Top tips for wildlife photographers.

 

wildlife news from the week of 4th July

       bird news

       Whale, dolphin and marine news

Natural History Illustration Course at Durrell in Jersey

The Art of Natural History Illustration course is a five day introductory course for anyone who is interested in wildlife conservation and art. 26th-30th September 2011.

The course will be run by award-winning professional artists, Robert Cook and Mike Clapham, and will include talks and behind the scenes tours from the experts at Durrell.

The course fee is £600 - Accommodation is available (at extra cost). 

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Marine protected areas - speciall offer

This is not a field guide, but a book for wildlife and conservation professionals, students and keen enthusiasts, and also mariners, sailors and seamen. 

 

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Staff photo of the month
Not perhaps what you would expect but 300kgs Leopard seal leviathans are the grim reapers of the southern oceans. This beast played with the unfortunate Gentoo for half an hour before finally dispatching it.     



Malta Raptor Camp - An eye witness account
Gavin Bennett joined the raptor camp in Malta and witnessed many protected birds being killed. Read his account of his time on the Malta raptor camp.